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.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Female
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Guideline Adherence
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Health Care Surveys
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Hospital Units / classification
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Hospital Units / statistics & numerical data*
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Hospitalization
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Hospitals, Public / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Sri Lanka
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Young Adult