Evaluation of antibiotic consumption in Intensive Care Units of a teaching hospital based on defined daily dose metrics and WHO Access, Watch, Reserve classification framework
The study demonstrates excessive use of 'Watch' antibiotics and a relative underuse of 'Access' agents in ICUs, emphasizing the scope for implementing robust stewardship measures including culture-guided de-escalation, formulary restriction of broad-spectrum agents, and implementing stringent surgical prophylaxis protocols.
Authors
- Shyamali Datta
- Devendra Kumar Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-0315)
- Basanta E. P. Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-5153)
Institutions
- Sikkim Manipal University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_628_25
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00