Consumption of antibiotics in Chinese public general tertiary hospitals (2011-2014): Trends, pattern changes and regional differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China has a high rate of antibiotic use. The Chinese Ministry of Health (MOH) established the Center for Antibacterial Surveillance (CAS) to monitor the use of antibacterial agents in hospitals in 2005. The purpose of this study was to identify trends, pattern changes and regional differences in antibiotic consumption in 151 public general tertiary hospitals across China from 2011-2014.

Materials and methods

Valid data for antibiotic use were collected quarterly, and the antibiotic consumption data were expressed as the defined daily dose (DDD) per 100 inpatient days (ID). We compared the patterns of antibiotic use in different classes and geographical clusters.

Results

Total antibiotic use significantly decreased (P = 0.018) from 75.86 DDD/100 ID in 2011 t

SUBMITTER: Qu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933762 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature