Antimicrobial prescription at the time of discharge from a tertiary-care hospital in India: A potential target for reducing use at the community level

• Main Authors: Stuti Gupta (Author), Jacinta Gunjiyal (Author), Sharin Varma (Author), Rajesh Malhotra (Author), Sharad Shrivastav (Author), Rasna Parveen (Author), Purva Mathur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We evaluated the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions at discharge from a tertiary-care hospital in India. Of the 790 adult patients included, 84.4% received antibiotics. Microbiological specimens were taken from 67.3% of these patients, and pathogens were identified in 28.8% of cases. Overus...