biostudies-literatureUnknown82Bhattacharjee S<h4>Background</h4>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health threat, emphasizing the need for Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) to understand antibiotic use and resistance. This study assesses antibiotic use patterns and resistance in tertiary care hospitals across India to inform AMR interventions.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted over two weeks between May and August 2023 in eight Indian tertiary care hospitals. The survey comprised two parts: the ward form, which captured ward details (name, specialty, bed count, and antibiotic use), and the patient form, which documented demographics, antimicrobial therapy, and microbiological data, including redundant coverage and designated antibiotics. Rationality was assessed using 50 forms from each site. Data were EClinicalMedicine103175https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11992528biostudies-literatureAntimicrobial prescription patterns in tertiary care centres in India: a multicentric point prevalence survey.PMC11992528Arora AChaudhary MSidhu PKKumari DSidana TAgarwal RASPIRE II study group (SASPI)Khosla AKalra SSMothsara CKaur RKaore NMeena MRohilla RMannava MArora PTewatia HPatel TRukadikar AMohan SDhoundiyal ASingh PDhamija PGupta MAarzooSingh VPatel KSharma NSharma SPandit TPooja KMBhalla AJain MAnand RMeena DSSadasivam BAnand PShubhamTrivedi NKhera HTeja NPKPrasad ANiveditha KDalal AMalhotra SNaik DAdarsh MVJeengar RIslahi SKumaravelKoshti BKhadanga SBiswal MKakkar AKBishnoi PPanda PKKaore SNBhattacharjee SMekala NGupta SBhavyaMurali NSuri VRathee MBankar MPathak JMahala PSingh AYadav BSadhu NShafiq NVerma MMathuriya MKTibarewal KKumar DGeorge ATBohra GKKumar KRaj P RAbhishekSaini GKaur AKumar AAravind NDhaliwal NfalseAntimicrobial prescription patterns in tertiary care centres in India: a multicentric point prevalence survey.<h4>Background</h4>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health threat, emphasizing the need for Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) to understand antibiotic use and resistance. This study assesses antibiotic use patterns and resistance in tertiary care hospitals across India to inform AMR interventions.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted over two weeks between May and August 2023 in eight Indian tertiary care hospitals. The survey comprised two parts: the ward form, which captured ward details (name, specialty, bed count, and antibiotic use), and the patient form, which documented demographics, antimicrobial therapy, and microbiological data, including redundant coverage and designated antibiotics. Rationality was assessed using 50 forms from each site. Data were 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Apr2025-07-13T03:04:21.543Z2025-07-13T03:04:21.543ZS-EPMC119925284022467510.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103175