
Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices.
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Sheng, T; Wijayaratne, GB; Dabrera, TM; Drew, RJ; Nagahawatte, A; Bodinayake, CK; Kurukulasooriya, R; Østbye, T; Nagaro, KJ; De Silva, C ...
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
February 2019
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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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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1559-6834
Publication Date
February 2019
Volume
40
Issue
2
Start / End Page
224 / 227
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Sri Lanka
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Inappropriate Prescribing
- Humans
- Hospitals, Public
- Hospitalization
- Hospital Units
- Health Care Surveys
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Sheng, T., Wijayaratne, G. B., Dabrera, T. M., Drew, R. J., Nagahawatte, A., Bodinayake, C. K., … Tillekeratne, L. G. (2019). Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 40(2), 224–227. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.321
Sheng, Tianchen, Gaya B. Wijayaratne, Thushani M. Dabrera, Richard J. Drew, Ajith Nagahawatte, Champica K. Bodinayake, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, et al. “Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 2 (February 2019): 224–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.321.
Sheng T, Wijayaratne GB, Dabrera TM, Drew RJ, Nagahawatte A, Bodinayake CK, et al. Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):224–7.
Sheng, Tianchen, et al. “Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 40, no. 2, Feb. 2019, pp. 224–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2018.321.
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. Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):224–227.

Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
February 2019
Volume
40
Issue
2
Start / End Page
224 / 227
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Sri Lanka
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Inappropriate Prescribing
- Humans
- Hospitals, Public
- Hospitalization
- Hospital Units
- Health Care Surveys