TY - JOUR
T1 - From intermittent antibiotic point prevalence surveys to quality improvement
T2 - experience in Scottish hospitals
AU - Malcolm, William
AU - Nathwani, Dilip
AU - Davey, Peter
AU - Cromwell, Tracey
AU - Patton, Andrea
AU - Reilly, Jacqueline
AU - Cairns, Shona
AU - Bennie, Marion
PY - 2013/1/15
Y1 - 2013/1/15
N2 - In 2008, the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) was established to coordinate a national antimicrobial stewardship programme. In 2009 SAPG led participation in a European point prevalence survey (PPS) of hospital antibiotic use. We describe how SAPG used this baseline PPS as the foundation for implementation of measures for improvement in antibiotic prescribing.
AB - In 2008, the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) was established to coordinate a national antimicrobial stewardship programme. In 2009 SAPG led participation in a European point prevalence survey (PPS) of hospital antibiotic use. We describe how SAPG used this baseline PPS as the foundation for implementation of measures for improvement in antibiotic prescribing.
KW - antimicrobial stewardship
KW - quality improvement
KW - prescribing indicators
KW - point prevalence surveys
KW - antibiotic
KW - hospital prescribing
KW - surgical prophylaxis
U2 - 10.1186/2047-2994-2-3
DO - 10.1186/2047-2994-2-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 23320479
VL - 2
JO - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
JF - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
SN - 2047-2994
IS - 1
M1 - 3
ER -