Antibiotic point prevalence survey and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized patients across Peruvian reference hospitals

• Main Authors: Claudia Rondon (Author), Coralith Garcia (Author), Fiorella Krapp (Author), Isela Machaca (Author), Marco Olivera (Author), Victor Fernández (Author), Miguel Villegas (Author), Pierina Vilcapoma (Author), Martin Casapia (Author), Fátima Concha-Velasco (Author), Juan C. Díaz (Author), Favio Sarmiento (Author), Rosa Guillermo (Author), Andrea Farnham (Author), Sarah T. Sutter (Author), Esther Kuenzli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Peru reports higher levels than other countries in Latin America of resistance to antimicrobials among Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, however data on antibiotic use in Peru are scarce. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and quality of antibiotic prescription in hospita...