Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialized units where patients with critical
conditions are admitted for getting specialized and individualized medical treatment. High …

Background: High utilization and irrational use of antibiotics in an intensive care unit
increases microbial resistance, morbidity, mortality, and costs. Objective: This study aimed to …

Background: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, common in India, contributes to increased
risk for development of bacterial resistance. Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) …

BACKGROUND. The emergence of multidrug-resistant, extensively resistant and pan-
resistant pathogens and the widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics is a global …

Aims: To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission into the
intensive care unit (ICU);(2) average costs of antibiotics prescribed; and (3) correlation of …

Patients admitted to the ICU are seriously ill and often suffer from chronic critical illnesses.
Antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed drugs among hospitalized patients especially …

Background The appropriateness of antibiotics is the basis for improving the survival of
patients with sepsis. Objective This study aimed to determine the appropriateness of …

Patients admitted into the intensive care units (ICUs) are often prescribed multiple broad
spectrum antibiotics at admission. These prescriptions are often empiric and based on …

Background. The emergence of multidrug-resistant, extensively resistant and pan-resistant
pathogens and the widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics is a global catastrophe …

Appropriate antimicrobial therapy is essential to ensuring positive patient outcomes.
Inappropriate or suboptimal utilization of antibiotics can lead to increased length of stay …