A multicenter point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Punjab, Pakistan: findings and implications.

Zikria SaleemMohamed Azmi HassaliAnn VersportenBrian B GodmanFurqan Khurshid HashmiHerman GoossensFahad Saleem

Published in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2019)

Unnecessary prophylactic antibiotic use is extremely high, and broad-spectrum prescribing is common among hospitals in Pakistan. There is an urgent need to work on the national action plan of Pakistan on antibiotic resistance to address this.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
cross sectional
primary care
healthcare
risk factors
quality improvement
emergency department
electronic health record