title: Intervention of inappropriate antibiotic use at a university teaching hospital.
abstract: The magnitude of inappropriate antibiotic use is high (52.3%). In the empiric treatment group, 41.1 per cent were inappropriate, mostly due to no indication of use. In the surgical prophylaxis, 79.7 per cent were inappropriate, mostly due to delayed prophylaxis and length more than 3 days. In documented infection, 40.2 per cent were inappropriate, mostly due to wrong choice and too many drugs. Intervention by education decreased the overall inappropriate use, empiric inappropriate use and prophylactic use, while there was no change in inappropriate documented infection use and inappropriate economic use. We propose further interventions by other strategies, repeated education and a wider scale of intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Udomthavornsuk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tatsanavivat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patjanasoontorn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khomthong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhuripanyo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saengnipanthkul
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lumbiganon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiengnond
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boonma
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vongsangnak
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016527:Drug Costs; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents