Antibiotic Use in Small Community Hospitals

Antibiotic Use in Small Mammals

Antibiotic Utilization and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community Hospitals

189Hospital onset Clostridium difficile infection not a predictor of increased antibiotic use in small hospitals: an evaluation of 54 hospitals

189. Hospital onset Clostridium difficile infection not a predictor of increased antibiotic use in small hospitals: an evaluation of 54 hospitals Roy Guharoy, PharmD, MBA; Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Seggerman, MBA; Angelo Bufalino, PhD; Michelle Heavens, BSN, MHA; Ann Hendrich, RN, PhD; Clinical Excellence, University of Massachusetts Health Care, St. Louis, MO; Infection Prevention and...

Variability in antibiotic use across Ontario acute care hospitals.

BACKGROUND Antibiotic stewardship is a required organizational practice for Canadian acute care hospitals, yet data are scarce regarding the quantity and composition of antibiotic use across facilities. We sought to examine the variability, and risk-adjusted variability, in antibiotic use across acute care hospitals in Ontario, Canada's most populous province. METHODS Antibiotic purchasing da...

The use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in seven Malaysian hospitals.

A survey on the use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis was carried out in seven Malaysian hospitals. Details of antibiotic prescriptions were obtained through questionnaires completed by the prescriber. A total of 430 such prescriptions was analysed. A large number of different antibiotic regimens were used for a variety of surgical procedures. The majority of prescriptions (70%) were issue...