A trend in prevalence of antimicrobial use and appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in an acute care hospital from 2018 to 2019: repeated prevalence surveys in Japan

Abstract Objectives The supply of cefazolin has been reduced dramatically since March 2019 in Japan. However, no studies have evaluated the effects of cefazolin shortage on the appropriateness of antimicrobial use. Therefore, we compared the appropriateness of inpatient antimicrobial drug use betwee...

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Main Authors: Junpei Komagamine, Taku Yabuki, Taku Hiraiwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4849-0