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Usage of antibiotics in the intensive care units of an academic tertiary-level hospital

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 33 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 106–113

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2018.1482645

Author(s): Deanne Johnston Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa , Razeeya Khan Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa , Jacqui Miot Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa , Shirra Moch Critical Care Infection Collaboration, South Africa , Yolande van Deventer Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa , Guy Richards Division of Critical Care, South Africa

Keywords: Antibiotic use , antibiotic stewardship , ICU , ultilisation

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Abstract

Background: The post-antibiotic era is approaching fast as multidrug-resistant bacteria emerge and the antibiotic pipeline slows to a trickle. Antibiotic stewardship requires that antibiotics be used appropriately and as such this study reviewed the utilisation of antibiotics in five adult intensive care units (ICUs) at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.

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