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.

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dc.contributor.author	Tianchen Sheng
dc.contributor.author	Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.
dc.contributor.author	Dabrera, T.M.
dc.contributor.author	Drew, Richard J.
dc.contributor.author	Nagahawatte, A.
dc.contributor.author	Bodinayake, C.K.
dc.contributor.author	Kurukulasooriya, R.
dc.contributor.author	Ostbye, T.
dc.contributor.author	Nagaro, Kristin J.
dc.contributor.author	De Silva, C.
dc.contributor.author	Ranawakaarachchi, H.
dc.contributor.author	Sudarshana, A.T.
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, Deverick J.
dc.contributor.author	Weerasinghe, Christopher W.
dc.contributor.author	Tillekeratne, L.G.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-20T06:27:21Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-20T06:27:21Z
dc.date.issued	2019-02-01
dc.identifier.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.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0899-823X
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/19090
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en_US
dc.subject	Point-prevalence	en_US
dc.subject	antimicrobial use	en_US
dc.subject	amoxicillin-clavulanate	en_US
dc.subject	prescribing practices	en_US
dc.title	Point-prevalence Study of Antimicrobial Use in Public Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka Identifies Opportunities for Improving Prescribing Practices	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US