Point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption across three hospitals in Ghana

European Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption (ESAC) point prevalence survey 2008: paediatric antimicrobial prescribing in 32 hospitals of 21 European countries.

BACKGROUND Antimicrobials are the most common medicines prescribed to children, but very little is known about patterns of hospital paediatric antimicrobial prescribing. This study aimed at describing paediatric antimicrobial prescribing in European hospitals to identify targets for quality improvement. METHODS The European Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption (ESAC) project (www.esac.ua.ac...

Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in French hospitals in 2009.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of a point prevalence survey for monitoring antibiotic use in a voluntary sample of French hospitals. METHODS 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 antimicrobials. RESULTS Among...

A Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in 18 Hospitals in Egypt.

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. A total of 3408 patients were included and 59% r...

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in U. S. Children’s Hospitals: A National Point Prevalence Survey

Antibiotic Consumption Point Prevalence Survey in a Teaching Hospital in Guatemala