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Antibiotic stewardship and consumption : findings from a pan-European hospital study

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Bruce, J. (Julie), MacKenzie, F. M., Cookson, B., Mollison, J., van der Meer, J. W. M., Krcmery, V. and Gould, I. M. (2009) Antibiotic stewardship and consumption : findings from a pan-European hospital study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol.64 (No.4). pp. 853-860. doi:10.1093/jac/dkp268 ISSN 0305-7453.

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Abstract

Objectives Much has been written about antibiotic stewardship although less is known about the structure and content of antibiotic policies at hospital level. As part of the European Commission Concerted Action Antibiotic Resistance Prevention And Control (ARPAC) Project, data on antibiotic stewardship were collated and relationships investigated by antibiotic consumption in European hospitals.

Methods A questionnaire survey on antibiotic stewardship factors was completed by 170 hospitals from 32 European countries. Data on committees, antibiotic formularies and policies addressing empirical therapy and prophylaxis were collated. Data on antibiotic use, expressed as defined daily doses per 100 occupied bed-days (DDD/100 BD), were provided by 139 hospitals from 30 countries, and 124 hospitals provided both data sets. Six key indicator stewardship variables were analysed by European region, case mix and antibiotic consumption.

Results Hospitals from Northern and Western Europe were more likely to convene antibiotic committees or drugs and therapeutic committees compared with those from Southern and South-Eastern Europe (Pā€Š<ā€Š0.001). One-fifth of hospitals had neither an antibiotic committee nor a policy. Hospital antibiotic policies commonly included recommendations on individual drugs, drug choices, dosage, duration and route but were less likely to contain information on side effects and cost. There were no significant differences by median total (J01) antibiotic consumption, although other antibiotic subgroups differed by stewardship indicators.

Conclusions Policies and practices relating to antibiotic stewardship varied considerably across European hospitals. These data provide a benchmark for newer European strategies tackling antibiotic resistance. More work is required to achieve harmonization of recommended practice, particularly in hospitals from Southern Europe.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Antibiotics -- Administration, Hospital care -- Europe
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0305-7453
Official Date: October 2009
Dates:
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October 2009Published
Volume: Vol.64
Number: No.4
Page Range: pp. 853-860
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp268
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: European Commission (EC)
Grant number: QLK2-CT-2001-00915 (EC)

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