• 1. Infection Prevention & Control Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Center for Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. Medical Affairs Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 5. Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
ZONG Zhiyong, Email: 1006852844@qq.com
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Objective To investigate the effects of antimicrobial management program on inpatients outcomes and antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates in a large-scaled university hospital.Methods The antibiotics use density (AUD) and antimicrobial resistance rate of multi-drug resistant bacteria before (from January 2009 to December 2010) and after (from January 2012 to December 2016) the intervention of antimicrobial management program in a large-scaled university hospital (4 300 beds) were calculated and compared, and the correlations of AUD with average length of hospital stay and mortality rate were analyzed.Results The AUD was significantly decreased after intervention (P<0.001). The resistance rate of Staphylococcus aureus to oxacillin decreased (P<0.001). Among Gram-negative bacteria, the resistance rates to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii (P<0.001) and Klebsiella pneumoniae increased (P=0.011). AUD was not correlated with the average length of hospital stay (P=0.644), while positively correlated with the in-hospital mortality rate (r=0.932, P=0.001).Conclusions The implementation of antimicrobial management program can significantly reduce the antimicrobial use and do not worsen patient outcomes in the hospital. The impact of the program on resistance varies significantly depending on both the bacterium and the agent, and carbapenem-non-susceptible Gram-negative bacilli emerges as a major threat. It is still necessary to combine other infection control measures.

Citation: LI Jingwen, XIE Yi, HUANG Wenzhi, QIAO Fu, ZHU Shichao, ZONG Zhiyong, CHEN Min, GUAN Mei. Effects of the antimicrobial management program in a large university hospital. West China Medical Journal, 2019, 34(3): 262-266. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201901132 Copy

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