Prevalence of hospital antibiotic use in Argentina, 2018.

Norma PeraltaBelén Ibarra CamouKarina LeszczukDiego ArcidiáconoRoberto Giordano LerenaPaula HerreraWanda CornisteinFernando RieraSara E CosgroveValeria M Fabre

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

Hospital antibiotic use in Argentina has not been described. We present results of point prevalence surveys on antibiotic use conducted in 109 Argentinian hospitals in November 2018 and submitted to the National Program of Epidemiology and Control of Hospital-Acquired Infections, and we discuss potential areas for improvement.

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healthcare
risk factors
acute care
quality improvement
adverse drug
climate change
human health