Multicentre point-prevalence survey of antibiotic use and healthcare-associated infections in Ethiopian hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Effective antimicrobial containment strategies such as Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) require comprehensive data on antibiotics use which are scarce in Ethiopia. This study sought to assess antibiotics use and healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) in Ethiopian public hospitals.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional study using the WHO point-prevalence survey protocol for systemic antibiotics use and HCAIs for low/middle-income countries.

Setting

The study was conducted among 10 public hospitals in 2021.

Participants

All patients admitted to adult and paediatric inpatient and emergency wards before or at 08:00 on the survey date were enrolled.

Outcome measure

The primary outcome measures were the prevalence of antibiotic use, HCAIs

SUBMITTER: Fentie AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845215 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature