Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between Australian major-city hospitals and regional and remote hospitals

Many regional and remote hospitals are without specialist services that usually support Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) programs in major-city hospitals. Whether this is associated with higher rates of inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if there are similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing patterns between Australian major-city hospitals and regional and remote hospitals (RRH).The Australian hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (H-NAPS) datasets from 2014, 2015 and 2016 (totalling 47,876 antimicrobial prescriptions) were analysed.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research