Is nationwide special campaign on antibiotic stewardship program effective on ameliorating irrational antibiotic use in China? Study on the antibiotic use of specialized hospitals in China in 2011–2012

• Published in: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 456 - 463
• Main Authors: Zou, Xiao-xu, Fang, Zi, Min, Rui, Bai, Xue, Zhang, Yang, Xu, Dong, Fang, Peng-qian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Huazhong University of Science and Technology 01.06.2014; School of Business, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, United Kingdom%Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China%Management Research Institute, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China%School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents; China; Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data; Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data; Drug Utilization - trends; Drug Utilization Review - methods; Drug Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data; Geography; Hospitals - classification; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Outpatients - statistics & numerical data; China; antibiotic usage; national antibiotic stewardship program, China; specialized hospital; antibiotic prescription; national antibiotic stewardship program,China

Summary With dwindling number of new antibiotics and inappropriate use of antibiotics, the emergence and spread of antibiotics resistance occurs commonly in healthcare institutions worldwide. In China, antibiotics are commonly overprescribed and misused. This study is to assess the effect of the nat...