Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):224-227. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.321. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

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

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Female
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Hospital Units / classification
  • Hospital Units / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals, Public / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sri Lanka
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents