Objectives Variation in antibiotic use may reflect inappropriate use. We aimed to
systematically describe the variation in measures for antibiotic use among settings or …

Importance The rising threat of antibiotic resistance and other adverse consequences
resulting from the misuse of antibiotics requires a better understanding of antibiotic use in …

Background ESBL-producing Escherichia coli have expanded globally since the turn of the
century and present a major public health issue. Their in vitro susceptibility to …

A phenotype of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, resistant to piperacillin/
tazobactam (TZP) but susceptible to carbapenems and 3rd generation cephalosporins, has …

Background bla TEM-1 encodes a narrow-spectrum β-lactamase that is inhibited by β-
lactamase inhibitors and commonly present in Escherichia coli. Hyperproduction of bla TEM …

Antibiotic use is a major driver for the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes aim to improve antibiotic prescribing with the …

Methods This study collated antibiotic prescription data and total patient days for inpatients
at a tertiary care hospital in Korea between 2004 and 2013. The consumption of each class …

This study aimed to determine the mechanism of resistance to piperacillin–tazobactam (TZP)
in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates that are susceptible to extended-spectrum …

Background Electronic surveillance of infectious diseases involves rapidly collecting,
collating, and analyzing vast amounts of data from interrelated multiple databases. Although …

Objective: The French National Authority for Health (HAS), with a multidisciplinary working
group, developed an indicator 'ISO-ORTHO'to assess surgical site infections (SSIs) after total …