Prevalence of and rationale for antimicrobial prescription during ambulatory care visits in Japan: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the rate of outpatient antimicrobial use and the rationale for antimicrobial prescription.

Design

A prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study.

Setting

Ambulatory care settings at community general hospitals.

Participants

A total of 1972 consecutive ambulatory visits by 1952 patients were included from 2 February 2020 to 13 February 2020. Visits resulting in hospital admission and regularly scheduled visits were excluded.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the proportion of ambulatory visits resulting in antimicrobial drug prescriptions. The secondary outcomes were the reasons for antimicrobial drug prescription and the proportion of unnecessary antimicrobial prescriptions among all antimicrobial drugs used for trea

SUBMITTER: Komagamine J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449277 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature