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Table 3 Adequacy of carbapenem treatment

From: Evaluation of carbapenem use in a tertiary hospital: antimicrobial stewardship urgently needed

Indicator

2010

2011–2013

2014–2016

2017

Rational prescription (10 point scores), N (%)

62 (29.7)

244 (55.5) *

356 (45.2) *#

174 (51.5) *

Rational indication

126 (60.3)

343 (78.0) *

495 (62.9) #

262 (77.5) *†

Infectious patients

162 (77.5)

411 (93.4) *

719 (91.4) *

314 (92.9) *

Microbial culture

130 (62.2)

403 (91.6) *

663 (84.2) *#

291 (86.1) *#

Rational single dosage

209 (100)

438 (99.5)

784 (99.6)

338 (100.0)

Rational interval

118 (56.5)

337 (76.6) *

637 (80.9) *

271 (80.2) *

Rational duration

117 (56.0)

325 (73.9) *

482 (61.2) #

245(72.5) *†

  1. *P < 0.05 when compared with 2010; #P < 0.05 when compared with 2011–2013; P < 0.05 when compared with 2014–2016