Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2015)

Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009

  • Geoffrey Taylor,
  • Denise Gravel,
  • Lynora Saxinger,
  • Kathryn Bush,
  • Kimberley Simmonds,
  • Anne Matlow,
  • Joanne Embree,
  • Nicole Le Saux,
  • Lynn Johnston,
  • Kathryn N Suh,
  • John Embil,
  • Elizabeth Henderson,
  • Michael John,
  • Virginia Roth,
  • Alice Wong,
  • The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/468987
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 85 – 89

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Increasing antimicrobial resistance has been identified as an important global health threat. Antimicrobial use is a major driver of resistance, especially in the hospital sector. Understanding the extent and type of antimicrobial use in Canadian hospitals will aid in developing national antimicrobial stewardship priorities.