Pattern of Antibiotic Prescriptions in Chinese Children, A Cross-Sectional Survey From 17 Hospitals Located Across 10 Provinces of China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Use of Broad-spectrum antibiotics is related closely to increasing antimicrobial resistance. Reports on antibiotic prescriptions for Chinese children were rare. We described the prescribing patterns of antibiotic prescriptions for Chinese children from 2017 to 2019 based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification (ATC classification); the Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Management of Antibiotic Classification in China.

Methods

A 1-day point-prevalence survey (PPSs) on antibiotics prescribing for Chinese children was conducted in hospitalized children from 17 centers in 10 Chinese provinces from 1 September 2017 to 30 November 2019.

Results

A total of 4,982 antibiotic prescription

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155817 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature