scholarly journals Study to assess quality of antimicrobial use by point prevalence survey at a tertiary care centre

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-252
Author(s):  
N Shanmuga Vadivoo ◽  
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B Usha ◽  
K Sudha ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Assess Quality

scholarly journals Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Use in Four Tertiary Care Hospitals in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 4553-4566
Author(s):  
Federico A Zumaya-Estrada ◽  
Alfredo Ponce-de-León-Garduño ◽  
Edgar Ortiz-Brizuela ◽  
Juan Carlos Tinoco-Favila ◽  
Patricia Cornejo-Juárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

scholarly journals Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Kosovo hospitals

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lul Raka ◽  
Gazmend Spahija ◽  
Agreta Gashi-Gecaj ◽  
Astrit Hamza ◽  
Edita Haxhiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Stewardship Program

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance constitute a major public health challenge. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rate of HAIs and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals in Kosovo. A multicenter study was performed in all hospitals in Kosovo. The standardized protocol for Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) on HAIs and antimicrobial use developed by European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) was used for this survey. A total of 915 patients were included in PPS. Countrywide prevalence rate of HAIs was 4.9%. The highest rate was noticed in tertiary care level in University Clinical Centre of Kosovo (UCCK) (7.2%). The most common type of HAI was surgical site infection, representing 35.5% of all reported HAIs. Prevalence of HAIs was highest in surgical departments (46.6%). The median length of stay before onset of HAI was 11 days (range: 3-27 days). Gram negative bacteria were the predominant microorganisms (61% of cases). From all patients, 520 (56.8%) of them were using at least one antibiotic. Ceftriaxone was the most prescribed antibiotic with 40.3%. Antibiotics were administered mainly through parenteral route (93.8%). Empiric treatment was the physician’s choice for prescribing in 87.1%. The main reason for antibiotic treatment was pneumonia (19.8%). Medical prophylaxis was reported in 10% of antibiotic prescriptions. Key recommendations driven by this study are to improve surveillance systems of HAI and antibiotic use, enhance infection prevention and control and establish antimicrobial stewardship program.

scholarly journals A point prevalence survey study (PPS) of antimicrobial consumption in a tertiary care super-speciality hospital of West Bengal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-204
Author(s):  
Raja Chakraverty ◽  
Kalyan Samanta
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Antimicrobial Consumption ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Record System ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Number Of Patients

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging global health issue. Resistance occurs when bacteria, parasites, viruses or fungi are exposed to antimicrobials but not killed by them. The study was conducted to gather baseline information to assess the antimicrobial consumption practices across six departments in a tertiary care super speciality hospital of West Bengal. Modified version of a patient data collection form proposed by Global PPS was developed on Epi Info software version 7 (CDC). Data of all patients in ward at 08.00 am data were studied. The use of antimicrobials was categorized as empiric, prophylactic or lab based. This classification is not mentioned in the files, so a response from the doctor taking care of the patient was noted.A total of 85 patient related data was collected in the designated survey form. Total beds covered was 340 and the number of patients on antimicrobials was found to be low at 21.27 %. The patients surveyed were predominantly female (78.8 %). The mean number of antimicrobials per patient was found to be 1.62 (range of 1.4 to 2.2) Relatively low number of patients were found to be on 2 or more antimicrobials. Double gram negative and Double anaerobic coverage of AM used varied across departments covered.:Our point prevalence study was able to facilitate conducting of point prevalence survey in high patient volume tertiary care hospital with paper based medical record system and also depicted the baseline parameters of intervention for instituting future action and policy changes.

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