Search results - 3 results
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
Acute care hospitals antimicrobial use Healthcare-associated infection Abstract: Antimicrobial agents used to treat infections are life-saving. Overuse may result in more frequent adverse effects and ...
Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
interval (CI): 26.8-31.1%) and 7.1% (95% CI: 6.1-8.3%), respectively. The objective of this report is to present the results of the second ECDC PPS conducted in 2017 in Belgian acute care hospitals. Methods: ...
Characteristics of the antibiotic regimen that affect antimicrobial resistance in urinary pathogens
A generalized estimating equations (GEE) model was constructed using 7397 Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates. Results Resistance in E. coli was higher when more antibiotics had been prescribed before isolation ...