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Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use among eight neonatal intensive care units in India: 2016.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Information about antimicrobial use is scarce and poorly understood among neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in India. In this study, we describe antimicrobial use in eight NICUs using four point prevalence surveys (PPSs).

Methods

As part of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Prescribing, and Efficacy in Neonates and Children (GARPEC) study, one-day, cross-sectional, hospital-based PPSs were conducted four times between 1 February 2016 and 28 February 2017 in eight NICUs. Using a standardized web-based electronic data entry form, detailed data were collected for babies on antimicrobials.

Results

A total of 403 babies were admitted to NICUs across all survey days, and 208 (51.6%) were prescribed one or more antimicrobials. Among 208 babies, 155 (74.5%) were prescribed antimicrobials for treatment of an active infection. Among 155 babies with an active infection, treatment was empiric in 109 (70.3%). Sepsis (108, 49.1%) was the most common reason for prescribing antimicrobials. Amikacin (17%) followed by meropenem (12%) were the two most commonly prescribed antimicrobials. For community-acquired sepsis, piperacillin-tazobactam (17.5%) was the most commonly prescribed drug. A combination of ampicillin and gentamicin was prescribed in only two babies (5%).

Conclusions

The recommended first-line antimicrobial agents, ampicillin and gentamicin, were rarely prescribed in Indian NICUs for community acquired neonatal sepsis.

SUBMITTER: Gandra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985371 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use among eight neonatal intensive care units in India: 2016.

Gandra Sumanth S   Alvarez-Uria Gerardo G   Murki Srinivas S   Singh Sanjeev K SK   Kanithi Ravishankar R   Jinka Dasaratha R DR   Chikkappa Ashok K AK   Subramanian Sreeram S   Sharma Anita A   Dharmapalan Dhanya D   Kandraju Hemasree H   Vasudevan Anil Kumar AK   Tunga Onkaraiah O   Akula Akhila A   Hsia Yingfen Y   Sharland Mike M   Laxminarayan Ramanan R  

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 20180330


<h4>Background</h4>Information about antimicrobial use is scarce and poorly understood among neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in India. In this study, we describe antimicrobial use in eight NICUs using four point prevalence surveys (PPSs).<h4>Methods</h4>As part of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Prescribing, and Efficacy in Neonates and Children (GARPEC) study, one-day, cross-sectional, hospital-based PPSs were conducted four times between 1 February 2016 and 28 February 2017 in eight  ...[more]

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