ArticleSAGE open medicine2021
Antibiotic utilization, sensitivity, and cost in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal.
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- Assessing antimicrobial utilization and costs, and correlating biological markers with adverse events in ICU patients: An effort towards antimicrobial stewardship.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
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- Utilization of Antimicrobial Agents in Intensive Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospital: An Observational Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Observational
- Antibiotic Utilization and Resistance According to the WHO AWaRe Classification in Intensive Care Units After COVID-19 Third Wave in Pakistan: Findings and Implications.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Assessment of antibiotic prescribing pattern and cost for hospitalized patients: A study from Palestine.PloS one · 2024Article
- Drug Utilization Review of Monitored Parenteral Antimicrobials in a Tertiary Care Private Hospital in Cebu City.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigh utilization and irrational use of antibiotics in an intensive care unit increases microbial resistance, morbidity, mortality, and costs.
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the utilization, sensitivity and cost analysis of antibiotics used in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Nepal.
methodsA prospective cohort study was conducted on patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit at a tertiary care teaching hospital in central Nepal from July to September 2016. Antibiotic utilization, defined daily dose per 100 bed-days and the cost of antibiotics per patient were calculated. Descriptive statistics were performed using IBM-SPSS 20.0.
resultsA total of 365 antibiotics were prescribed in 157 patients during the study period, with an average of 2.34 prescriptions per patient. Total antibiotic utilization in terms of defined daily dose per 100 bed-days was 49.5. Piperacillin/tazobactam (45.2%) was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, and meropenem was the most expensive antibiotics (US$4440.70). The median (interquartile range) cost of antibiotics used per patient was US$47.67 (US$63.73).
conclusionThis study suggests that the utilization and cost of antibiotics are high in medical intensive care unit of the hospital and
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