Examining Antibiotic Use at an Education and Research Hospital in Turkey: Point Prevalence Results

Yilmaz G., Bulut C., Yildiz F., Arslan S., Yetkin M. A., Demiroz A. P.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.39, no.1, pp.125-131, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-131
  • Keywords: Antibiotic use, appropriateness, PRESCRIPTION, RESISTANCE, PATTERNS, THERAPY, MISUSE
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.