Point Prevalence Surveys Of Antimicrobial Use: A Systematic Review And The Implications.

Point Prevalence Surveys Of Antimicrobial Use: A Systematic Review And The Implications. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 May 12;: Authors: Saleem Z, Hassali MA, Godman B, Versporten A, Hashmi FK, Saeed H, Saleem F, Salman M, Rehman IU, Khan TM Abstract Introduction: In view of increasing concerns with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the World Health Organization (WHO) instituted a Global Action Plan (GAP) to address this.Area Covered: One of the strategies to achieve the goals of GAP is to conduct regular surveillance of antimicrobial use through point prevalence surveys (PPS). In this review, PubMed, EBSCO, Proquest, Cinahl and Scopus were searched for PPS of antimicrobial use published in English between January 2000 and December 2019. After systematic database screening of 2,893 articles, 60 PPS met the inclusion criteria and consequently were incorporated in this systematic review.Expert Opinion: This review highlighted that most of the PPS were conducted in upper-middle and high-income countries. Prevalence of antimicrobial use was significantly higher in non-European hospitals compared with European hospitals. The domination of third-generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolones use across all the regions suggests substantial use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials across countries. Among all identified regions around the world, India was the region where the highest use of antimicrobials was observed. Although PPS is a useful t...
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