Inpatient antibiotic prescribing patterns using the World Health Organization (WHO) Access Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) classification in Okinawa, Japan: A point-prevalence survey

• Main Authors: Payal K. Patel (Author), Naoyuki Satoh (Author), Masashi Narita (Author), Yoshiaki Cho (Author), Yusuke Oshiro (Author), Tomoharu Suzuki (Author), Karen E. Fowler (Author), M. Todd Greene (Author), Yasuharu Tokuda (Author), Keith S. Kaye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Using point-prevalence methodology and the World Health Organization (WHO) Access, Watch, and Reserve Classification, we measured antibiotic use in 5 hospitals in Okinawa, Japan, on October 1, 2020. Overall, 29% of patients were prescribed an antibiotic on the survey date and the 3 most used antibio...