Antibiotic resistance among major pathogens compared to hospital treatment guidelines and antibiotic use in Nordic hospitals 2010-2018.

Vidar MöllerÅse Östholm-BalkhedDag BerildMats FredrikssonMagnus Gottfredsson Martin Holmbom Asko Järvinen Mar KristjanssonUlf RydellUte Wolff SönksenHans Joern Kolmos Håkan Hanberger

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)

Despite similar resistance rates among Enterobacteriaceae there were differences in practice guidelines for pyelonephritis and sepsis. National surveillance of antibiotic resistance can be used for comparison and optimization of guidelines and stewardship interventions to preserve the low levels of antibiotic resistance in Nordic countries.

Keyphrases

healthcare
clinical practice
quality improvement
primary care
public health
pseudomonas aeruginosa
intensive care unit
urinary tract infection
emergency department
adverse drug
klebsiella pneumoniae
replacement therapy