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Language | English |
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Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 6 Feb 2019 |
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Keywords
- point prevalence survey
- antimicrobial prescribing
- antimicrobial resistance
- hospitals
- Pakistan
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A multicenter point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Punjab, Pakistan : findings and implications. / Saleem, Zikria ; Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad; Versporten, Ann; Godman, Brian; Hashmi, Furqan Khurshid ; Goossens, Herman ; Saleem, Fahad.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A multicenter point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Punjab, Pakistan
T2 - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
AU - Saleem, Zikria
AU - Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad
AU - Versporten, Ann
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - Hashmi, Furqan Khurshid
AU - Goossens, Herman
AU - Saleem, Fahad
PY - 2019/2/6
Y1 - 2019/2/6
N2 - Objective: In line with the recent global action plan for antimicrobial resistance, the first time such a comprehensive survey has been undertaken in Pakistan, sixth most populous country. Method: This point prevalence survey (PPS) was conducted in 13 hospitals among 7 different cities of Pakistan. The survey included all inpatients receiving an antibiotic on the day of PPS. A web-based application was used for data entry, validation, and reporting as designed by the University of Antwerp. Results: Out of 1954 patients, 1516 (77.6%) were treated with antibiotics. Top three most reported indications for antibiotic use were prophylaxis for obstetrics or gynaecological indications (16.5%) and gastrointestinal indications (12.6%) and lower respiratory tract infections (12.0%). Top three most commonly prescribed antibiotics were ceftriaxone (35.0%), metronidazole (16.0%) and ciprofloxacin (6.0%). Out of total indications, 34.2% of antibiotics were prescribed for community-acquired infections (CAI), 5.9% for healthcare-associated infections (HAI), and 57.4% for either surgical or medical prophylaxis. Of total surgical prophylaxis, 97.4% of antibiotics were given for more than one day. Conclusion: Study concluded that unnecessary prophylactic antibiotic use is extremely high and broad-spectrum prescribing is common. There is a considerable need to work on a national action plan of Pakistan on antibiotic resistance.
AB - Objective: In line with the recent global action plan for antimicrobial resistance, the first time such a comprehensive survey has been undertaken in Pakistan, sixth most populous country. Method: This point prevalence survey (PPS) was conducted in 13 hospitals among 7 different cities of Pakistan. The survey included all inpatients receiving an antibiotic on the day of PPS. A web-based application was used for data entry, validation, and reporting as designed by the University of Antwerp. Results: Out of 1954 patients, 1516 (77.6%) were treated with antibiotics. Top three most reported indications for antibiotic use were prophylaxis for obstetrics or gynaecological indications (16.5%) and gastrointestinal indications (12.6%) and lower respiratory tract infections (12.0%). Top three most commonly prescribed antibiotics were ceftriaxone (35.0%), metronidazole (16.0%) and ciprofloxacin (6.0%). Out of total indications, 34.2% of antibiotics were prescribed for community-acquired infections (CAI), 5.9% for healthcare-associated infections (HAI), and 57.4% for either surgical or medical prophylaxis. Of total surgical prophylaxis, 97.4% of antibiotics were given for more than one day. Conclusion: Study concluded that unnecessary prophylactic antibiotic use is extremely high and broad-spectrum prescribing is common. There is a considerable need to work on a national action plan of Pakistan on antibiotic resistance.
KW - point prevalence survey
KW - antimicrobial prescribing
KW - antimicrobial resistance
KW - hospitals
KW - Pakistan
M3 - Article
JO - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
JF - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
SN - 1478-7210
ER -