Antibiotic prescriptions in Italian hospitalised children after serial point prevalence surveys (or pointless prevalence surveys): has anything actually changed over the years?

• Main Authors: Chiara Tersigni (Author), Carlotta Montagnani (Author), Patrizia D'Argenio (Author), Marzia Duse (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), Yingfen Hsia (Author), Mike Sharland (Author), Luisa Galli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Point prevalence surveys have been used in several studies to provide immediate and easily comparable information about antibiotic use and showed that about one third of hospitalised children had on ongoing antimicrobial prescription during their hospital admission. The aim of th...