TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Diquigiovanni, Anna
AU  -  Mondino, Sara
AU  -  Tedesco, Andrea
AU  -  Dal Sasso, Luigi
AU  -  Tabelli, Valentina
AU  -  Dian, Ermanno
AU  -  Calvi, Paola
T1  -  Tendenze d’uso degli antibiotici nelle residenze sanitarie per anziani: risultati di uno studio di sorveglianza nel periodo 2011-2013<BR>presso l’ULSS 5 Ovest Vicentino
PY  -  2015
Y1  -  2015-01-01
DO  -  10.1716/1894.20634
JO  -  GIMPIOS
JA  -  Gimpios
VL  -  5
IS  -  1
SP  -  22
EP  -  26
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  1122-407X
Y2  -  2026/04/19
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1716/1894.20634
N2  -  . Introduction. Monitoring antibiotic usage play an important role in antimicrobial stewardship programs. The are few studies assessing antibiotic consumption in the long-term care facilities (LTCFs). This study describe antibiotic consumption for inpatients of LTCFs in NHS Local Health Autority West Vicenza in the period 2011-2013. Methods. Data were collected by 16 LTCFs on the following: antibacterials for the systemic use (J01 class of the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification) and rifampicin, expressed in number of defined daily dose (DDD) per 1000 patient-days (PD). Results. Mean use of antimicrobial is 82.4 DDD/1000 PD. Penicillins were the most commonly used class (36% of total use), followed by cephalosporins (23%) and fluoroquinolones (21%). The consumption increased again in 2012: antibiotic prescribing peaked in particluarly during the first quarter. Conclusions. The antibiotic use in LTCFs of the NHS Local Health Autority West Vicenza is similar to the data of the literature. The findings of this study call for the development of antimicrobial stewardship.
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