Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Mexican secondary care hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tackling the inertia of growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires changes in how antibiotics are prescribed and utilized. The monitoring of antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals is a critical component in optimizing antibiotic use. Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) enable the surveillance of antibiotic prescribing at the patient level in small hospitals that lack the resources to establish antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP). In this study, we analyzed antibiotic use at two public secondary care hospitals in Mexico using PPSs.

Methods

Following WHO methodology, we conducted four cross-sectional PPSs on antibiotic use in two public secondary care facilities in Mexico: two surveys in a women's specialty hospital (H1) and two in a general referr

SUBMITTER: Zumaya-Estrada FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698459 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature