Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices.
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Journal Article
A point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use among inpatients at 5 public hospitals in Sri Lanka revealed that 54.6% were receiving antimicrobials: 43.1% in medical wards, 68.0% in surgical wards, and 97.6% in intensive care wards. Amoxicillin-clavulanate was most commonly used for major indications. Among patients receiving antimicrobials, 31.0% received potentially inappropriate therapy.
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Duke Authors
- Anderson, Deverick John
- Drew, Richard Howard
- Ostbye, Truls
- Tillekeratne, Gayani
- Woods, Christopher Wildrick
Cited Authors
- Sheng, T; Wijayaratne, GB; Dabrera, TM; Drew, RJ; Nagahawatte, A; Bodinayake, CK; Kurukulasooriya, R; Østbye, T; Nagaro, KJ; De Silva, C; Ranawakaarachchi, H; Sudarshana, AT; Anderson, DJ; Woods, CW; Tillekeratne, LG
Published Date
- February 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 2
Start / End Page
- 224 - 227
PubMed ID
- 30522538
Pubmed Central ID
- 30522538
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1559-6834
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1017/ice.2018.321
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States