Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing pattern during hospitalisation: A preliminary clinical audit from a Malaysian teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz, Jamal, Muhammad Hazim, Noor Asmadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq, Pauzi, Muhammad Faris, Mohd Shaufi, Muhammad Anis, Hassan, Muhammad Fakhrul Asyraf Kamarulzaman
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84495/32/ICPRP%20%20%20program%20schedule.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84495/20/AB%20POSTER%20FINAL%20-%20formatted%20size.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84495/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics by healthcare providers is a leading contributor to antibiotics resistance and increasing hospital stay worldwide. There is a relatively few data available on how appropriately the changing of antibiotics during the same hospital stay occurs. Ob...