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Antimicrobial Prescription Pattern in Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana: Seasonal Determination Using a Point Prevalence Survey

Antibiotics, 2021
A standardised Global Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) tool was used to determine the antimicrobial prescription pattern in the Ho Teaching Hospital on two separate occasions in a total of 14 wards in the hospital, including dedicated wards for paediatrics ...
Cornelius C. Dodoo, Emmanuel Orman, Thelma Alalbila, Adelaide Mensah, Jonathan Jato, Kwadwo A. Mfoafo, Isaac Folitse, Araba Hutton-Nyameaye, Inemesit Okon Ben, Paapa Mensah-Kane, Emmanuel Sarkodie, Eneyi Kpokiri, Misha Ladva, Benedict Awadzi, Yogini Jani   +14 more
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A Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in 18 Hospitals in Egypt [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2014
Inappropriate antibiotic use leads to increased risk of antibiotic resistance and other adverse outcomes. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence and characteristics of antibiotic use in Egyptian hospitals to identify opportunities for quality improvement. A point prevalence survey was conducted in 18 hospitals in March 2011.
Talaat, Maha, Saied, Tamer, Kandeel, Amr, El-Ata, Gehad, El-Kholy, Amani, Hafez, Soad, Osman, Ashraf, Razik, Mohamed, Ismail, Ghada, El-Masry, Sherine, Galal, Rami, Yehia, Mohamad, Amer, Amira, Calfee, David   +13 more
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Antibiotic use in Kenyan public hospitals: Prevalence, appropriateness and link to guideline availability

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To examine prescription patterns and explore to what extent guidelines are available and how they might influence treatment appropriateness among hospitalised patients in Kenyan hospitals.
Michuki Maina, Paul Mwaniki, Edwin Odira, Nduku Kiko, Jacob McKnight, Constance Schultsz, Mike English, Olga Tosas-Auguet   +7 more
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Longitudinal Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption in Russian Hospitals: Results of the Global-PPS Project

Antibiotics, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the key issues limiting the successful treatment of infectious diseases and associated with adverse medical, social and economic consequences on a global scale.
Svetlana Rachina, Yuliya Belkova, Roman Kozlov, Ann Versporten, Ines Pauwels, Herman Goossens, Elena Bochanova, Olga Domanskaya, Elena Elokhina, Ludmila Ezhova, Vladimir Mishchenko, Oksana Ni, Dmitry Popov, Ulyana Portnjagina, Evgeny Shchetinin, Vera Shegimova, Yulia Strezh, Vera Vityazeva, Nadezhda Zubareva, Russian Global-PPS Project Study Group   +19 more
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4CPS-248 Antimicrobial point prevalence survey [PDF]

Section 4: Clinical Pharmacy Services, 2019
Background Antimicrobial resistance has become a global challenge in healthcare and is usually associated with poor antibiotic-prescribing patterns. Purpose We sought to determine the rate and characteristics of antibiotic prescription in order to design future targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
M Nunez-Nunez, F Anguita-Santos, R Alvarez-Sanchez, I Vallejo   +3 more
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A nationwide assessment of the burden of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use among surgical patients: results from Serbian point prevalence survey, 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background As the only non-European Union (EU) country, Serbia participated in a second point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use (AMU) organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ...
Vesna Šuljagić, Milica Bajčetić, Vesna Mioljević, Gorana Dragovac, Biljana Mijović, Ivana Janićijević, Zorana Đorđević, Gordana Krtinić, Violeta Rakić, Ivana Ćirković, Vladimir Nikolić, Ljiljana Marković-Denić   +11 more
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Antimicrobial Prescribing before and after the Implementation of a Carbapenem-Focused Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Greek Tertiary Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Antibiotics, 2022
Background: Irrational use of antimicrobials poses a significant risk for public health by aggravating antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this repeated point prevalence survey (PPS) was to evaluate the impact of a carbapenem-focused antimicrobial ...
Nikolaos Spernovasilis, Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, Anna Mathioudaki, Alexandra Vouidaski, Ioulia Markaki, Despoina Psaroudaki, Petros Ioannou, Diamantis P. Kofteridis   +7 more
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Comparative point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption between a hospital in Northern Ireland and a hospital in Jordan

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background To assess antimicrobial prescribing in a Northern Ireland hospital (Antrim Area Hospital (AAH)) and compare them with those of a hospital in Jordan (Specialty Hospital).
Feras Darwish Elhajji, Ghaith M. Al-Taani, Lana Anani, Sahar Al-Masri, Haneen Abdalaziz, Su’ad H. Qabba’h, Abdel Qader Al Bawab, Michael Scott, David Farren, Fiona Gilmore, Ann Versporten, Herman Goossens, Mamoon A. Aldeyab   +12 more
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First national point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated in-fections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals in the Republic of Moldova

One Health & Risk Management, 2022
Introduction. HAIs present a major public health problem with an impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. The objective of the study was to highlight the problem of HAIs and AM use, identification of risk factors and raising awareness of the ...
Ecaterina BUSUIOC, Natalia CATERINCIUC
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in French hospitals in 2009 [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2012
To evaluate the feasibility of a point prevalence survey for monitoring antibiotic use in a voluntary sample of French hospitals.Demographic and medical data were collected for all inpatients. Additional characteristics regarding antimicrobial treatment, type of infection and microbiological results were collected only for patients receiving ...
Robert, J., Péan, Y., Varon, E., Bru, J.-P., Bedos, J.-P., Bertrand, Xavier, Lepape, A., Stahl, J.-P., Gauzit, R., Renseigné, Non   +9 more
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