Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common and serious health problem affecting many people each y... more Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common and serious health problem affecting many people each year around the World especially females. Therapy of UTI relies on the predictability of the agents causing UTI and knowledge of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in two major hospitals of Western Nepal. Tools for data collection were a data collection form. Total 400 patient’s file with suspected UTI were reviewed, out of which 173 (43.3 %) of the suspected samples showed presence of potential pathogens causing UTI. UTI was mostly prevalent in females of age group 21-30. Escherichia coli (E. coli) was the predominant (65.1%) bacterial pathogen. Amikacin was found to be most sensitive antimicrobial followed by Nitrofurantoin and Gentamcin. Ampicillin showed the higher percentage of resistant, compared to other antimicrobials. As drug resistance among bacterial pathogens is an evolving process, regular surveillance and monitor...
Purpose. Asthma is a chronic disease which cannot be cured but can be controlled. Although drug t... more Purpose. Asthma is a chronic disease which cannot be cured but can be controlled. Although drug therapy is used to relieve and prevent symptoms of asthma and treat exacerbations, still a good asthma control and a better quality of life in many patients is suboptimal due to improper use of inhalation technique. Thus, this interventional study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a pharmacist intervention on asthma control, quality of life and inhaler technique in adult asthmatic patients. Patients and Methods. A total of 72 patients who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to give written consent were enrolled in the study. These patients were randomly divided into two groups i.e., test group (36) and control group (36) by simple block randomization technique. Test group were the interventional groups. Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and structured questionnaires were used to sort the information like quality of life, asthma co...
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common and serious health problem affecting many people each y... more Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common and serious health problem affecting many people each year around the World especially females. Therapy of UTI relies on the predictability of the agents causing UTI and knowledge of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in two major hospitals of Western Nepal. Tools for data collection were a data collection form. Total 400 patient’s file with suspected UTI were reviewed, out of which 173 (43.3 %) of the suspected samples showed presence of potential pathogens causing UTI. UTI was mostly prevalent in females of age group 21-30. Escherichia coli (E. coli) was the predominant (65.1%) bacterial pathogen. Amikacin was found to be most sensitive antimicrobial followed by Nitrofurantoin and Gentamcin. Ampicillin showed the higher percentage of resistant, compared to other antimicrobials. As drug resistance among bacterial pathogens is an evolving process, regular surveillance and monitor...
Purpose. Asthma is a chronic disease which cannot be cured but can be controlled. Although drug t... more Purpose. Asthma is a chronic disease which cannot be cured but can be controlled. Although drug therapy is used to relieve and prevent symptoms of asthma and treat exacerbations, still a good asthma control and a better quality of life in many patients is suboptimal due to improper use of inhalation technique. Thus, this interventional study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a pharmacist intervention on asthma control, quality of life and inhaler technique in adult asthmatic patients. Patients and Methods. A total of 72 patients who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to give written consent were enrolled in the study. These patients were randomly divided into two groups i.e., test group (36) and control group (36) by simple block randomization technique. Test group were the interventional groups. Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and structured questionnaires were used to sort the information like quality of life, asthma co...
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