ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2022
Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in hospitals in Latin American countries.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Point prevalence of evidence-based antimicrobial use among hospitalized patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Deaths Attributable to Antimicrobial Resistance, Latin America.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation of a multi-disciplinary antimicrobial stewardship program in a tertiary hospital in Boyacá, Colombia: a quasi-experimental evaluation of prescription quality and antibiotic use.Infection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- An Integrated Framework for the Implementation and Strengthening of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Six Countries in Latin America.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Access to Reserve Antibiotics in Latin America and the Caribbean: Situation, Challenges, and Future Directions.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Review
- Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in Latin American Hospitals: 2022-2023.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial Use at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Türkiye According to the WHO Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) Classification: A Point Prevalence Survey.Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Impact on Antibiotic Use in Three Tertiary Hospitals in Zambia: A Comparative Point Prevalence Survey.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in Level 1 hospitals in Zambia: Future Prospects for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship practices in Guatemala: communication, perceptions, and behaviors regarding antimicrobial prescribing.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
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- The burden of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil: multi-hospital point prevalence using a matched case-control study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Article
- Antibiotic Use in Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Units and General Wards in Latin American Hospitals.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Antibiotic use and adherence to the WHO AWaRe guidelines across 16 hospitals in Zambia: a point prevalence survey.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Understanding the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Older Adults in Latin America: An Expert Perspective on Knowledge Gaps.Pulmonary therapy · 2024Review
- Assessment of antibiotic prescribing pattern and cost for hospitalized patients: A study from Palestine.PloS one · 2024Article
- Point prevalence survey of antibiotics use among hospitalised neonates and children in Saudi Arabia: findings and implications.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Antibiotic point prevalence survey and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized patients across Peruvian reference hospitals.Journal of infection and public health · 2023Article
- A comprehensive point prevalence survey of the quality and quantity of antimicrobial use in Chinese general hospitals and clinical specialties.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPoint prevalence surveys (PPSs) on antibiotic use are useful for understanding different aspects related to prescription patterns in hospitals.
methodsAn adaptation of the WHO methodology for a PPS on antibiotic use was applied. Hospital wards were divided into medical (MED), surgical (SUR), ICUs, gynaecology and obstetrics (GO), high-risk (HR) and mixed wards (MIX). A web application (RedCap©) through a mobile device was used for data collection.
resultsBetween December 2018 and August 2019, 5444 patients in 33 hospitals in five countries were included (10 hospitals in Cuba, 7 in Paraguay, 6 in El Salvador, 5 in Mexico and 5 in Peru). Of these patients, 54.6% received at least one antibiotic, with variations between and within hospitals and countries. Antibiotics were more frequently used in ICUs (67.2%), SUR (64.5%) and MED wards (54.2%), with 51.2% of antibiotics prescribed for community-acquired infections (CAIs), 22.9% for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), 11.1% for surgical prophylaxis and 6.1% for unknown reasons. Adherence to guidelines was observed in 68.6% of cases (72.8% for CAIs, 72.4% for HAIs and 44.3% for prophylaxis). Third-generation cephalosporins were the class of antibiotics most frequently used (26.8%), followed by carbapenems (10.3%) and fluoroquinolones (8%). Targeted treatments were achieved in 17.3% of cases.
conclusionsAntibiotic use was generally higher than that published in other studies. There is an urgent need to promote and strengthen the antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Latin America.
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