Predictors of inappropriate antimicrobial prescription: Eight-year point prevalence surveys experience in a third level hospital in Spain

• Main Authors: María Núñez-Núñez (Author), Salvador Perez-Galera (Author), José Antonio Girón-Ortega (Author), Santiago Sandoval Fernández- (Author), Margarita Beltrán-García (Author), Marina De Cueto (Author), Ana Isabel Suárez-Barrenechea (Author), Zaira R. Palacios-Baena (Author), Pedro Terol-Barrero (Author), Fernando Oltra-Hostalet (Author), Ángel Arenzana-Seisdedos (Author), Jesús Rodriguez-Baño (Author), Pilar Retamar-Gentil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) have already demonstrated clinical benefits. We aimed to describe the Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) methodology implemented in our hospital as an efficient tool to guide ASP strategies. Annually repeated PPS were conducted from 2012 to 2019 at a 750-bed univers...