Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology

Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology

Abstract Background Globally, between 20 to 50% of antimicrobial consumption is inappropriate, causing significant impact on the quality of care, cost of therapy and incidence of adverse drug reactions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prescribing patterns and utilization of antimicr...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Azeem, Anum Saqib, Shane Scahill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Irrational prescribing
WHO
Antimicrobial utilization
Rational
Antimicrobial use indicators
Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0199-7

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