Abstract
In 2019, a project designed to develop a system for measuring and comparing antibiotic usage in hospitals was launched in Korea. As part of this project, we developed a means to classify antibiotic usage in Korean hospitals using a modified Delphi method. In results, the following categories of antibiotic classification were accepted for use in Korean hospitals: 1) broad-spectrum antibacterial agents predominantly used for hospital-onset infections in adults, 2) broad-spectrum antibacterial agents predominantly used for community-acquired infections in adults, 3) antibacterial agents predominantly used for resistant gram-positive infections in adults, 4) narrow-spectrum beta-lactam agents in adults, 5) antibacterial agents predominantly used for extensive antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria in adults, and 6) total antibacterial agents.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e241 |
Journal | Journal of Korean Medical Science |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.
Keywords
- Antibiotics
- Hospitals
- Korea
- Measurement
- Stewardship