WHO Methodology for Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use in Hospitals
Version 1.1
1 February 2019
| Technical document
Overview
Point Prevalence Surveys collects information on prescribing practices
of antibiotics and other information relevant to treatment and
management of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients, and
complements surveillance of antimicrobial consumption.
Related publications
Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals. Protocol version 5.3., European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2016 (PDF-90 pages-3.94Mb)
WHO Team
Access to Medicines and Health Products (MHP),
Medicines Selection, IP and Affordability (MIA)
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
102
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/EMP/IAU/2018.01
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