PPS-AMU
Point prevalence survey on antibiotic use in hospitals
Monitoring of AMU tracks how and why antimicrobials are being used by patients and health care providers. Monitoring antimicrobial prescription and consumption behaviour provides insights and tools needed to inform therapy decisions, to assess the public health consequences of antimicrobial misuse, and to evaluate the impact of resistance containment interventions.
The WHO PPS methodology on antibiotic use collects basic information from medical records and associated patient documentation on all hospitalized patients that are of relevance for the treatment and management of infectious diseases, regardless of whether these patients are on antibiotic treatment at the time of data collection. In addition to assessing the use of antibiotic treatment and providing information to design suitable intervention strategies for optimal antibiotic use, PPS data can be used for other objectives, such as improving quality of care or infection prevention and control in hospitals.
The WHO PPS methodology has been developed with the aim of collecting baseline information on the use of antibiotics in hospitals and is expected to be repeated once every few years. It is possible to adapt and tailor the methodology for specific purposes, such as follow-up surveys to assess specific interventions or to support the objectives of improving quality of care or infection and prevention control measures.
PPS-AMU Documents
