Prevalence of hospital antibiotic use in Argentina, 2018
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09/16/2019
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Peralta N, Camou BI, Leszczuk K, Arcidiácono D, Lerena RG, Herrera P, Cornistein W, Riera F, Cosgrove SE, Fabre V. Prevalence of hospital antibiotic use in Argentina, 2018. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Nov;40(11):1301-1304. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.243. Epub 2019 Sep 16. PMID: 31524120.
Abstract
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.