National survey of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Thailand.
A national survey was conducted to assess antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in Thailand. Of the 204 participating hospitals, 144 (71%) had an ASP, with varying uptake of drug utilization evaluations (n = 73; 51%) and ASP computer systems (n = 71; 49%). Implementation of an ASP was associated with medical school affiliation (P < 0.001), participation in a collaborative program to prevent health care-associated infections (P < 0.001), high institutional safety scores (P = 0.02), and good to excellent administrative support (P = 0.04).
Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Thana
T
Khawcharoenporn
Anucha
A
Apisarnthanarak
Linda M
LM
Mundy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D013785:Thailand
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents