Prescription auditing and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India.
This paper reports the antibiotic consumption data of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi and bacterial resistance over a seven-year period. Cephalosporins, penicillins and fluoroquinolones were the most widely prescribed antibiotics. A correlation was seen between Escherichia coli resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and increased cephalosporin use, as well as resistance to co-amoxyclav and its use.
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110061, India. chandwattal@sgrh.com
Joshi
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Sharma
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Oberoi
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Prasad
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents