Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals: Comparison of Results From Emerging Infections Program Prevalence Surveys, 2015 and 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the 2011 US hospital prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use 50% of patients received antimicrobial medications on the survey date or day before. More hospitals have since established antimicrobial stewardship programs. We repeated the survey in 2015 to determine antimicrobial use prevalence and describe changes since 2011.

Methods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infections Program sites in 10 states each recruited ≤25 general and women's and children's hospitals. Hospitals selected a survey date from May-September 2015. Medical records for a random patient sample on the survey date were reviewed to collect data on antimicrobial medications administered on the survey date or day before. Percentages o

SUBMITTER: Magill SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7976440 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature