Antimicrobial prescription at the time of discharge from a tertiary-care hospital in India: A potential target for reducing use at the community level
oleh: Stuti Gupta, Jacinta Gunjiyal, Sharin Varma, Rajesh Malhotra, Sharad Shrivastav, Rasna Parveen, Purva Mathur
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| Diterbitkan: | Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01 |
Deskripsi
We evaluated the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions at discharge from a tertiary-care hospital in India. Of the 790 adult patients included, 84.4% received antibiotics. Microbiological specimens were taken from 67.3% of these patients, and pathogens were identified in 28.8% of cases. Overuse of antimicrobials at hospital discharge should be curtailed.