Antibiogram development for Australian residential aged care facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Knowledge of local antibiotic resistance data, provided by antibiograms (a cumulative summary of in vitro-antimicrobial-susceptibility-test results), can aid prescribing of appropriate empirical antibiotics. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of antibiogram development for residential aged care facilities (RACFs).

Design

Retrospective observational study of culture and sensitivity data.

Setting

Nine RACFs in Queensland, Australia.

Method

Available antimicrobial susceptibility results were collected retrospectively for all residents of recruited RACFs from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022. Data were managed and analyzed with WHONET software®, and antibiograms were developed in accordance with the CLSI-M39 guidelines. Antibiogram data beyo

SUBMITTER: Khatri D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature