ArticleOman medical journal2016
Antibiotic Consumption During a 4-year Period in a Community Hospital with an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.
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- Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries: a scoping review of clinical, economic, and consumption outcomes.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: effect of implementing an ABS consultation service in the ABS program on antibiotic consumption at a tertiary military hospital.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2025Article
- The cost associated with the development of the antimicrobial stewardship program in the adult general medicine setting in Qatar.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Patterns of Antimicrobials Prescribed to Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prescription Quality Audit.Cureus · 2021Article
- Antibiotic consumption study in two hospitals in Asmara from 2014 to 2018 using WHO's defined daily dose (DDD) methodology.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe sought to evaluate the trend of antibiotic consumption in patients admitted to a community hospital in Qatar with an antimicrobial stewardship program.
methodsThis observational study was carried out in a 75-bed facility in Western Qatar over a 4-year period (2012-2015). The monitoring of antimicrobial consumption from inpatient wards was performed from the pharmacy records and presented as defined daily dose (DDD) divided by the patient days and expressed as 100 bed-days (DBD).
resultsThe consumption of antimicrobials in 2012 was 171.3 DBD, and increased to 252.7 DBD in 2013, 229.1 DBD in 2014, and 184.7 DBD in 2015. Cephalosporins use reduced from 98.2 DBD in 2013 to 51.5 DBD in 2015 while the consumption of penicillins increased during the beginning of 2014 with a slight decrease in 2015. Carbapenems consumption during 2014-2015 was lower than previous years, and vice-versa for aminoglycosides. Fluoroquinolones had a sustained increase with 37.1% increased consumption in 2015 compared to the two previous years. There was an increase in the use of intravenous (IV) (108.5%) and oral azithromycin (55.1%) and the use of oral (152.8%) and IV moxifloxacin (22.9%).
conclusionsWe observed a decrease in antibiotic use in patients admitted to a community hospital with an antimicrobial stewardship program, but the increase in fluoroquinolones consumption is a concern that requires focused strategies.
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