Examining Antibiotic Use at an Education and Research Hospital in Turkey: Point Prevalence Results
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.125-131, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-131
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Antibiotic use, appropriateness, PRESCRIPTION, RESISTANCE, PATTERNS, THERAPY, MISUSE
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aims: Antimicrobial drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in hospitals. Inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to development of antimicrobial resistance. The alms of this study were to determine the rate of antibiotic usage in hospitalized patients, the reasons for antibiotic therapy, irrational uses. and the rates of irrational use in patients hospitalized in Ankara Education and Research Hospital.