Current Status and Prospect of Qualitative Assessment of Antibiotics Prescriptions.

ABSTRACT: Identifying inappropriately prescribed antibiotics for infectious diseases by monitoring the quality of antibiotics use is essential for effective implementation of antibiotic stewardship. Qualitative assessment of the use of antibiotics has been conducted in some countries, including Korea, since the 2000s. The qualitative assessment generally involves an assessment of each component of the antibiotics prescription process, based on specific criteria. However, there is no standardized assessment method or cycle, and infectious diseases or antibiotics included in the assessments vary from country-to-country. According to the results reported in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Korea so far, approximately 20 - 55% of all antibiotics prescriptions are inappropriate. In this review,

SUBMITTER: Park SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature