Emergency department antimicrobial use in a low-resource setting: results from a retrospective observational study at a referral hospital in Liberia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Data on antimicrobial use in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain limited. In Liberia, the absence of local data impedes surveillance and may lead to suboptimal treatment, injudicious use and resistance against antimicrobials. This study aims to examine antimicrobial prescribing patterns for patients in the emergency department (ED) of a large Liberian public hospital. Secondarily, this prescribing was compared with WHO prescribing indicators.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

An adult ED of a large public hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.

Participants

A total of 1082 adult patients (>18 years of age) were recorded in the ED, from 1 January to 30 June 2019.

Main outcome measures

Number, type and name of antimicrobi

SUBMITTER: Yi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature