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A point prevalence survey to assess antibiotic prescribing in patients hospitalized with confirmed and suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021
Background: Earlier studies have reported high antibiotic use in patients hospitalised for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting in concerns of increasing antimicrobial resistance with increase antibiotic use in this pandemic.
Sock Hoon Tan, Tat Ming Ng, Hui Lin Tay, Min Yi Yap, Shi Thong Heng, Audrey Yong Xin Loo, Christine B. Teng, Tau Hong Lee   +7 more
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A point prevalence survey of antibiotic prescriptions: benchmarking and patterns of use [PDF]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2011
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Inappropriate antimicrobial use has been associated with increased morbidity and hospital costs.• Antibiotic policies aim to improve patient outcomes whilst reducing adverse effects associated with antimicrobial use.• More insight into the actual implementation of antibiotic policies is needed in order to ...
Aldeyab, Mamoon A., Kearney, Mary P., McElnay, James C., Magee, Fidelma A., Conlon, Geraldine, Gill, Dianne, Davey, Peter, Muller, Arno, Goossens, Herman, Scott, Michael G.   +9 more
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A pilot point prevalence study of antimicrobial drugs in indoor patients of a teaching hospital in Central India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Aim: To evaluate the point prevalence of antimicrobial drug use by using point prevalence survey method. Methodology: A cross-sectional point prevalence study was done on patients admitted in AIIMS Bhopal hospital.
Ahmad Najmi, Balakrishnan Sadasivam, Ratinder Jhaj, Shubham Atal, Sunil Kumar, C Santenna   +5 more
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A comprehensive point prevalence survey of the quality and quantity of antimicrobial use in Chinese general hospitals and clinical specialties

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious, worldwide public health crisis. Surveillance of antimicrobial use forms part of an essential strategy to contain AMR.
Yonghong Xiao, Xing Xin, Yunbo Chen, Qing Yan, The China PPS team   +4 more
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A Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Resistance in the Irish Environment, 2018–2019

Environment International, 2021
Water bodies worldwide have proven to be vast reservoirs of clinically significant antibiotic resistant organisms. Contamination of waters by anthropogenic discharges is a significant contributor to the widespread dissemination of antibiotic resistance.
Hooban, B, Fitzhenry, K, Cahill, N, Joyce, A, O' Connor, L, Bray, JE, Brisse, S, Passet, V, Abbas Syed, R, Cormican, M, Morris, D   +10 more
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Antibiotic prescribing patterns at a leading referral hospital in Kenya: A point prevalence survey

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2019
Objective: Antibiotics are essential with inappropriate use leading to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Currently, little is known about antibiotic use among hospitals in Kenya, which is essential to tackle as part of the recent national action plan ...
Lydia Momanyi, Sylvia Opanga, David Nyamu, Margaret Oluka, Amanj Kurdi, Brian Godman   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Utilization among Neonates and Children: A Multicenter Point Prevalence Study from Leading Children’s Hospitals in Punjab, Pakistan

Antibiotics, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises global health due to the associated morbidity, mortality, and costs. The inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents is a prime driver of AMR.
Zia Ul Mustafa, Amer Hayat Khan, Muhammad Salman, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Brian Godman   +4 more
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Determining the impact of smoking point of sale legislation among youth (Display) study : a protocol for an evaluation of public health policy [PDF]

, 2014
This is the provisional PDF of the accepted article. The fully formatted version will be available from the publisher's website.Background: Tobacco advertising and product promotions have been largely banned in the UK but point of sale (POS) tobacco ...
Jamie Pearce, Macdonald, Laura, Martine Miller, John Frank, Frank, John W, Amanda Amos, Miller, Martine; id_orcid, Sally Haw, Sharp, Clare, Stead, Martine, Macgregor, Andy, Martine Stead, Andy MacGregor, Martin Stead, Anne Marie MacKintosh, Frank, John; id_orcid, Laura MacDonald, Winfried van der Sluijs, Pearce, Jamie; id_orcid, Miller, Martine, Catherine Tisch, Clare Sharp, Pearce, Jamie, Mackintosh, Anne Marie, Tisch, Catherine, van der Sluijs, Winfried, Haw, Sally, Eadie, Douglas, Douglas Eadie, Amos, Amanda   +29 more
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Antimicrobial usage in German acute care hospitals: results of the third national point prevalence survey and comparison with previous national point prevalence surveys [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2018
Previous point prevalence surveys (PPSs) revealed the potential for improving antimicrobial usage (AU) in German acute care hospitals. Data from the 2016 German national PPS on healthcare-associated infections and AU were used to evaluate efforts in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS).A national PPS in Germany was organized by the German National Reference
Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi, Petra Gastmeier, Brar Christian Piening, Michael Behnke, Luis Alberto Peña Diaz, Alexander Gropmann, Marie-Luise Rosenbusch, Tobias Siegfried Kramer, Sonja Hansen   +8 more
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Point prevalence survey on antibiotic use in a Croatian Infectious Disease Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Chemotherapy, 2013
Antibiotic use is the driving force for increasing antibiotic resistance. A large proportion of antibiotics in hospitals are used inadequately. The objective of this study was to evaluate antibiotic use at the Hospital for Infectious Diseases through point-prevalence surveys conducted in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Mihaljevic, Fran, Pristaš, Irina, Baršić, Bruno, Butić, Iva, Zarb, Peter, Goossens, Herman, Tambić Andrašević, Arjana   +6 more
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