Benchmarking of antibiotic usage: An adjustment to reflect antibiotic stewardship program outcome in a hospital in Saudi Arabia

Antimicrobial stewardship program aims to reduce antibiotic use. Periodic measurement and monitoring of antibiotic use and comparison within the institution as well as with other organizations are important indicators. We analyzed antibiotic usage in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia. Antibiotic da...

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Main Authors: Hisham Momattin, Anfal Y. Al-Ali, Khurram Mohammed, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117302113