Antimicrobial Use at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Türkiye According to the WHO Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) Classification: A Point Prevalence Survey
Antibiotic use in the hospital was high, with a predominance of Watch group agents and considerable inappropriate prescribing. Focused antimicrobial stewardship interventions are required to improve surgical prophylaxis, shorten treatment durations, reduce the empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and increase the utilization of Access group agents in line with WHO recommendations.
Authors
- Ülker Uysal
- Muammer Çelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6190-5370)
- Özgen Alpay Özbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-7205)
- Ziya Kuruüzüm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1095-8226)
- Özlem Akın-Yılmaz
- Selda Şahin
Institutions
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36519/idcm.2025.707
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00