Antibiotics
Antibiotic use database used for benchmarking and resistance research
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 21st, 2004
"In a pilot study we established a hospital antibiotic use database from which estimates for antibiotic consumption in German hospitals (expressed as defined daily doses per 100 patient days, DDD/100) can be retrieved for both benchmarking and antibiotic use and resistance research purposes," scientists in Germany report.
"Data from eight university hospitals (1998-2000) showed a mean antibiotic use density of 60.1 DDD/100 in the surgical and 79.3 DDD/100 in the medical services.
"Antibiotic use was higher in the intensive care units (surgery: 146...
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