Point-prevalence Study of Antimicrobial Use in Public Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka Identifies Opportunities for Improving Prescribing Practices
Tianchen Sheng; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.; Dabrera, T.M.; Drew, Richard J.; Nagahawatte, A.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Ostbye, T.; Nagaro, Kristin J.; De Silva, C.; Ranawakaarachchi, H.; Sudarshana, A.T.; Anderson, Deverick J.; Weerasinghe, Christopher W.; Tillekeratne, L.G.
Citation:
Sheng, T., Wijayaratne, G. B., Dabrera, T. M., Drew, R. J., Nagahawatte, A., Bodinayake, C. K., Kurukulasooriya, R., Ostbye, T., Nagaro, K.J., De Silva, C., Ranawakaarachchi, Sudarshana, A.T., Anderson, D.J., Woods, C.W. & Tillekeratne, L. G. (2019). Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 40(2), 224-227.
Date:
2019-02-01
Abstract:
A point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use among inpatients at 5 public hospitals in Sri Lanka revealed that 54.6% were receiving antimicrobials: 43.1% in medical wards, 68.0% in surgical wards, and 97.6% in intensive care wards. Amoxicillin-clavulanate was most commonly used for major indications. Among patients receiving antimicrobials, 31.0% received potentially inappropriate therapy.
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