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ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2023

Antibiotic consumption in secondary and tertiary hospitals in Colombia: national surveillance from 2018-2020.

Mónica Lopez, Adriana Martinez, Yamile Celis Bustos, Pruthu Thekkur, Divya Nair, Kristien Verdonck, Freddy Perez

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Article in Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Mónica LopezMinistry of Health and Social Protection Bogotá Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogotá, Colombia.
Adriana MartinezMinistry of Health and Social Protection Bogotá Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogotá, Colombia.
Yamile Celis BustosPan American Health Organization Bogotá Colombia Pan American Health Organization, Bogotá, Colombia.
Pruthu ThekkurInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Paris France International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
Divya NairInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Paris France International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
Kristien VerdonckInstitute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Freddy PerezPan American Health Organization Washington, D.C. United States of America Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · FRMinistry of Health and Social Protection · COInstituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde · BEUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To assess the compliance in secondary and tertiary level hospitals with monthly reporting of antibiotic consumption to the Colombian National Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGILA-INS), and to describe reported antibiotic consumption during 2018-2020. Methods: This study involved a secondary analysis of antibiotic consumption data reported to SIVIGILA-INS. Frequency of hospital reporting was assessed and compared against expected reports, disaggregated by intensive care units (ICU)/non-ICU wards and geographical regions. Consumption was expressed as defined daily dose (DDD) per 100 occupied beds for seven antibiotics. Results: More than 70% of hospitals reported antibiotic consumption at least once in each of the three years (79% in ICU and 71% in non-ICU wards). Of these, ICU monthly reporting was complete (12 monthly reports per year) for 59% in the period 2018-2019 but only 4% in 2020. Non-ICU reporting was complete for 52% in 2019 and for 2% in 2020. Most regions had an overall decrease in reporting in 2020. Analysis of antibiotic consumption showed an increase for piperacillin/tazobactam, ertapenem, and cefepime from 2019 to 2020. Conclusions: There were gaps in the consistency and frequency of reporting. Efforts are needed to improve compliance with monthly reporting, which declined in 2020, possibly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-compliance on reporting and data quality issues should be addressed with the hospitals to enable valid interpretation of antibiotic consumption trends.

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Anti-bacterial agentsColombiaintensive care unitsoperations researchpatients’ roomsprescription drug monitoring programs

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