Antimicrobial use in Canadian acute-care hospitals : Findings from three national point-prevalence surveys between 2002 and 2017

OBJECTIVES: The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program conducted point-prevalence surveys in acute-care hospitals in 2002, 2009, and 2017 to identify trends in antimicrobial use.

METHODS: Eligible inpatients were identified from a 24-hour period in February of each survey year. Patients were eligible (1) if they were admitted for ≥48 hours or (2) if they had been admitted to the hospital within a month. Chart reviews were conducted. We calculated the prevalence of antimicrobial use as follows: patients receiving ≥1 antimicrobial during survey period per number of patients surveyed × 100%.

RESULTS: In each survey, 28-47 hospitals participated. In 2002, 2,460 (36.5%; 95% CI, 35.3%-37.6%) of 6,747 surveyed patients received ≥1 antimicrobial. In 2009, 3,566 (40.1%, 95% CI, 39.0%-41.1%) of 8,902 patients received ≥1 antimicrobial. In 2017, 3,936 (39.6%, 95% CI, 38.7%-40.6%) of 9,929 patients received ≥1 antimicrobial. Among patients who received ≥1 antimicrobial, penicillin use increased 36.8% between 2002 and 2017, and third-generation cephalosporin use increased from 13.9% to 18.1% (P < .0001). Between 2002 and 2017, fluoroquinolone use decreased from 25.7% to 16.3% (P < .0001) and clindamycin use decreased from 25.7% to 16.3% (P < .0001) among patients who received ≥1 antimicrobial. Aminoglycoside use decreased from 8.8% to 2.4% (P < .0001) and metronidazole use decreased from 18.1% to 9.4% (P < .0001). Carbapenem use increased from 3.9% in 2002 to 6.1% in 2009 (P < .0001) and increased by 4.8% between 2009 and 2017 (P = .60).

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of antimicrobial use increased between 2002 and 2009 and then stabilized between 2009 and 2017. These data provide important information for antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 43(2022), 11 vom: 14. Nov., Seite 1558-1564

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Jennifer J [VerfasserIn]
Rudnick, Wallis [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Robyn [VerfasserIn]
Brooks, James [VerfasserIn]
Bush, Kathryn [VerfasserIn]
Conly, John [VerfasserIn]
Ellison, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Frenette, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Lynn [VerfasserIn]
Lavallée, Christian [VerfasserIn]
McGeer, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Mertz, Dominik [VerfasserIn]
Pelude, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Science, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Simor, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Stagg, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Suh, Kathryn N [VerfasserIn]
Thampi, Nisha [VerfasserIn]
Thirion, Daniel J G [VerfasserIn]
Vayalumkal, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimicrobial use
Healthcare-associated infections
Hospital epidemiology
Journal Article
Point prevalence surveys
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.11.2022

Date Revised 02.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/ice.2021.519

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337806276