Impact of antimicrobial stewardship managed by clinical pharmacists on antibiotic use and drug resistance in a Chinese hospital, 2010-2016: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

'National Special Stewardship in the Clinical Use of Antibiotics' was put forward in July 2011 in China. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the impact of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) managed by clinical pharmacists on antibiotic utilisation, prophylaxis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Design

This was a retrospective observational study of trends in antibiotic use and AMR in the context of AMS.

Setting

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, a 1400-bed tertiary hospital, in China.

Data and participants

Antibiotic prescriptions from 820 doctors included all outpatients (n=17 766 637) and inpatients (n=376 627) during 2010-2016. Bacterial resistance data were from all inpatients (n=350 699) during 2011-2016.

Interventions

Multiaspect intervention mea

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687004 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature