Comparative point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption between a hospital in Northern Ireland and a hospital in Jordan

• Main Authors: Feras Darwish Elhajji (Author), Ghaith M. Al-Taani (Author), Lana Anani (Author), Sahar Al-Masri (Author), Haneen Abdalaziz (Author), Su'ad H. Qabba'h (Author), Abdel Qader Al Bawab (Author), Michael Scott (Author), David Farren (Author), Fiona Gilmore (Author), Ann Versporten (Author), Herman Goossens (Author), Mamoon A. Aldeyab (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To assess antimicrobial prescribing in a Northern Ireland hospital (Antrim Area Hospital (AAH)) and compare them with those of a hospital in Jordan (Specialty Hospital). Methods Using the Global-PPS approach, the present study surveyed patients admitted to the hospital in 2015, t...