Prevalence of antimicrobial use in US acute care hospitals, May-September 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Inappropriate antimicrobial drug use is associated with adverse events in hospitalized patients and contributes to the emergence and spread of resistant pathogens. Targeting effective interventions to improve antimicrobial use in the acute care setting requires understanding hospital prescribing practices.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of and describe the rationale for antimicrobial use in participating hospitals.

Design, setting, and participants

One-day prevalence surveys were conducted in acute care hospitals in 10 states between May and September 2011. Patients were randomly selected from each hospital's morning census on the survey date. Data collectors reviewed medical records retrospectively to gather data on antimicrobial drugs administered

SUBMITTER: Magill SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847977 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature