Antibiotic use in tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh: Revealing the extent through a point prevalence survey.

Shariful Amin SumonSupta SarkerA B M Alauddin ChowdhurySyed Abul Hassan Md AbdullahMd ShahjahanSabrina SharminMd Golam Dostogir Harun

Published in: American journal of infection control (2024)

Consumption of Watch group antibiotics empirically among all age groups demonstrates irrational antibiotic usage in Bangladeshi hospitals. Implementation of a tailored stewardship program, antibiotic use guidelines, and prescriber-patient awareness could improve the rational use of antibiotics.

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