The Appropriateness of Empirical Uses of Antibiotics Based on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results for Inpatients at a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 824
• Main Authors: Almogbel, Yasser, Mobark, Mugahid A, Almutairi, Masaad S, Almogbel, Faisal S, Rabbani, Syed I, Alhathloul, Sultan, Alamro, Shada, Alatallah, Lateefah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.08.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; antibacterial agent; antibiotic; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; appropriateness; Bacterial infections; Ceftriaxone; Ciprofloxacin; Diabetes; Dosage and administration; Drug resistance; Drug resistance in microorganisms; E coli; empirical uses of antibiotics; Hospitals; Hypertension; Infectious diseases; Linezolid; Microbial sensitivity tests; Microorganisms; Mortality; Multidrug resistant organisms; Older people; Pathogens; Piperacillin; Prevention; Public health; Risk factors; Sepsis; Staphylococcus infections; Susceptibility; Tazobactam; Tigecycline; Urinary tract infections; Vancomycin; Saudi Arabia; antibiotic; antibacterial agent; appropriateness; empirical uses of antibiotics

The optimal use of antibiotics represents a cornerstone in controlling antibiotic resistance. Strategies such as antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) have been developed to influence the rational use of antibiotics. This study evaluated the appropriateness of the empirical use of antibiotics based...