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Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
Currently, no single U.S. surveillance system can provide estimates of the burden of all types of health care-associated infections across acute care patient populations. We conducted a prevalence survey in 10 geographically diverse states to determine the prevalence of health care-associated infections in acute care hospitals and generate updated ...
Shelley S, Magill, Jonathan R, Edwards, Wendy, Bamberg, Zintars G, Beldavs, Ghinwa, Dumyati, Marion A, Kainer, Ruth, Lynfield, Meghan, Maloney, Laura, McAllister-Hollod, Joelle, Nadle, Susan M, Ray, Deborah L, Thompson, Lucy E, Wilson, Scott K, Fridkin   +13 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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Point-prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infections in a Chinese cancer hospital: From 2014 to 2018

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Background: Both hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and cancer represents major health concerns worldwide, but there is a paucity of data describing HAI in Chinese cancer patients.
Guyu Huang, Qianqian Huang, Guoqiang Zhang, Hu Jiang, Zhen Lin   +4 more
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Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use across 13 Hospitals in Uganda [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2022
Standardized monitoring of antibiotic use underpins the effective implementation of antimicrobial stewardship interventions in combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To date, few studies have assessed antibiotic use in hospitals in Uganda to identify gaps that require intervention.
Reuben Kiggundu, Rachel Wittenauer, JP Waswa, Hilma N. Nakambale, Freddy Eric Kitutu, Marion Murungi, Neville Okuna, Seru Morries, Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Mohan P. Joshi, Andy Stergachis, Niranjan Konduri   +11 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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Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Utilization in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital and a Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of PPS across India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
This study assessed antimicrobial prescription at our institute to promote rational antimicrobial use and implement customized antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Suvansh Nirula, Nusrat Nabi, Mohammad Daud Ali, Arunabha Ray, Ajaz Mustafa, Musharraf Husain, Pranay Kapur, Shoma Mukherjee, Sanjana Aggarwal   +8 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 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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