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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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Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Use in a Malaysian Tertiary Care University Hospital

Antibiotics, 2021
Antimicrobial resistance remains a significant public health issue, and to a greater extent, caused by the misuse of antimicrobials. Monitoring and benchmarking antimicrobial use is critical for the antimicrobial stewardship team to enhance prudent use ...
Nurul Adilla Hayat Jamaluddin, P. Periyasamy, C. Lau, S. Ponnampalavanar, P. S. Lai, R. Ramli, T. L. Tan, N. Kori, Mei Kuen Yin, N. J. Azman, R. James, K. Thursky, Isa Naina-Mohamed   +12 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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The 2018 Global Point Prevalence Survey of antimicrobial consumption and resistance in 47 Canadian hospitals: a cross-sectional survey

CMAJ Open, 2021
Background: Patient-level surveillance of antimicrobial use (AMU) in Canadian hospitals empowers the reduction of inappropriate AMU and was piloted in 2017 among 14 hospitals in Canada.
Greg J. German, C. Frenette, Jean-Alexandre Caissy, J. Grant, M. Lefebvre, D. Mertz, S. Lutes, A. McGeer, J. Roberts, Kevin Afra, L. Valiquette, Yannick Émond, Marie Carrier, Anaïs Lauzon-Laurin, Trong Tien Nguyen, Hamed Al-Bachari, J. Kosar, S. Peermohamed, M. Science, Daniel Landry, Timothy D. MacLaggan, P. Daley, Gerald McDonald, A. Ang, Sandra Chang, Yu-Chen Lin, Brandon Tong, Suzanne Malfair, Victor Leung, K. Katz, I. Pauwels, H. Goossens, A. Versporten, J. Conly, Daniel J. G. Thirion   +34 more
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Prevalence of chronic pain in Libya before and after the uprising of 17 February 2011. [PDF]

, 2013
Two questionnaires were translated into Arabic and culturally adapted to measure chronic pain and neuropathic pain in the general population in Derna, Libya (1, 2), and then in a country-wide survey.
Tashani, OA
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Antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients: a multicentre point prevalence survey across seven hospitals in Ghana

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health crisis of global proportions. Data is required to understand the local drivers of antimicrobial resistance and support decision-making processes including implementation of appropriate ...
Appiah-Korang Labi, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, N. Dayie, Beverly Egyir, Eric Sampane-Donkor, M. Newman, J. Opintan   +6 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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Antimicrobial use in Japanese hospitals: results from point prevalence survey in Aichi, 2020

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
AIM: This study aimed to provide an overview of antimicrobial use (AMU) for inpatient in Japanese hospitals. BACKGROUND: To promote effective antimicrobial stewardship, epidemiological data of AMU are essential. However, comprehensive information on AMUs
Hiroshi Morioka, Tetsuya Yagi
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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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Antibiotic use among hospitalized patients in northern Nigeria: a multicenter point-prevalence survey

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The evaluation of antibiotic use among hospitalized patients is a primary step required to design antibiotic stewardship intervention. There is paucity of data describing antibiotic use in hospitals across Northern Nigeria.
Usman Abubakar
semanticscholar   +1 more source