Peer reviewed articles

Peer-reviewed articles

Hospital antibiotic prescribing patterns in adult patients according to the WHO Access, Watch and Reserve classification (AWaRe): results from a worldwide point prevalence survey in 69 countries (2021)

Download the article here: Pauwels et al., Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2021

A multicentre point prevalence survey (PPS) of antimicrobial use amongst admitted patients in tertiary care centres in India (2021)

Download the article here: Panditrao et al., Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2021

Empirical antibiotherapy as a potential driver of antibiotic resistance: observations from a point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption and resistance in Gombe, Nigeria (2021)

Download the article here: Manga et al., African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, 2021

Roll out of a successful antimicrobial stewardship programme in Lagos University Teaching Hospital Nigeria using the Global-Point Prevalence Survey (2021)

Download the article here: Oshun et al., African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, 2021

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption and resistance: 2015-2018 longitudinal survey results from Nigeria (2021)

Download the article here: Umeokonkwo et al., African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, 2021

Using longitudinal antibiotic point prevalence survey (PPS) to drive antimicrobial stewardship programmes in a Nigerian tertiary hospital (2021)

Download the article here: Nwajiobi et al., African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, 2021

A Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Prescribing in a South Indian Tertiary Hospital; Using Global PPS Tool (2021)

Download the article here: Vineela Chadalavada et al., Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care, 2021

Antimicrobial Prescription Pattern in Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana: Seasonal Determination Using a Point Prevalence Survey (2021)

Download the article here: Dodoo et al., Antibiotics, 2021

A multicentre point prevalence survey of hospital antibiotic prescribing and quality indices in the Kurdistan regional government of Northern Iraq: the need for urgent action (2020)

Download the article here: Amanj Kurdi et al., Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2020

Rational use of Antibiotics-A Point Prevalence Survey Carried out in a tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria (2020)

Download the article here: Okechukwu et al., International Journal of Tropical Disease end Health, 2020

Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use: a systematic review and the implications (2020)

Download the article here: Saleem et al., Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 2020

Antimicrobial point prevalence surveys in two Ghanaian hospitals: opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship (2020)

Download the article here: Afriyie et al., JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020

Evidence of Dose Variability and Dosing Below the FDA and EMA Recommendations for Intravenous Colistin (Polymyxin E) Use in Children and Neonates (2020)

Download the article here: Chin et al., The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2020

A point prevalence survey in Baghdad teaching hospital for antimicrobial prescribing pattern (2020)

Download the article here: Kurmanji et al., International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020

Global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption in Brazilian hospitals (2020)

Download the article here: Porto et al., Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020

Point Prevalence Surveys and Customized Interventions Are Good Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Use: The Brazilian Experience (2020)

Download the article here: Porto et al., Cambridge University Press, 2020

Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Prescribing in a Nigerian Hospital: Findings and Implications on Antimicrobial Resistance (2020)

Download the article here: A. Fowotade et al., West Afr J; Med 2020

Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jordan: Results of an Internet-Based Global Point Prevalence Survey (2020)

Download the article here: Antibiotics 2020 Abu Hammour

Antibiotic use among surgical inpatients in Nigeria: a case for a standardized protocol for presumptive antimicrobial therapy (2020)

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Longitudinal Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption in Russian Hospitals (2020)

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The 2017 Global-PPS in Canadian hospitals (2020)

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Results of the 2017 Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS in Belgian acute care hospitals (2020)

Download the article here: Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in Belgian acute care hospitals: results of the Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS 2017

A multicenter point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Punjab, Pakistan: findings and implications (2019)

Download the article here: A multicenter point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Punjab, Pakistan: findings and implications

Variations In Antibiotic Use Across India - Multicentre Study Through Global Point Prevalence Survey (2019)

Download the article here: J Hosp Infect 2019_S Singh

Use of the WHO AWaRE classification of hospital antibiotic use in paediatric survey data from 56 countries (2019)

Download the article here: The Lancet Global Health_2019_Y Hsia

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescription in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria: A call for improved antibiotic stewardship (2019)

Download the article here: J Glob Antimicrob Resist_2019_Umeokonkwo

Global Divergence From World Health Organization Treatment Guidelines for Neonatal and Pediatric Sepsis (2019)

Download the article here: Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019_Jackson

The Global Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance among hospitalized children in Georgia (2019)

Download the article here: Georgian Med News. 2019_Korinteli IG

Global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption in Brazilian hospitals (2019)

Download the article here: J. Hosp. Infect. 2019_Porto A

Global-PPS of antibiotic use in 26 Saudi hospitals (2018)

Download the article here: Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in 26 Saudi Hospitals in 2016

Longitudinal PPS results of antibacterial use in Northern Ireland using ESAC-PPS data (years 2009, 2011) and Global-PPS data (year 2015) (2018)

Download the article here: 4-Epidemiology and Infection_Global-PPS and ESAC-longitudinal PPS of antibacterial use in Northern Ireland_March2018

Comparative Global-PPS on antimicrobial consumption in Northern Ireland and Jordan (2018)

Download the article here: Elhajji_BMC Health Services Research_November2018

2015 Global-PPS in 4 Nigerian tertiary care hospitals (2018)

Download the article here: 3-AnnTropPatho-Global-PPS in Nigeria_Oduyebo_February 2018

Overall 2015 Global-PPS results on antibiotic prescribing and resistance in adults in the Lancet Global Health (2018)

Download the article here: 1-1-LANGH-2015_Global-PPS_results on adults_main article_Versporten_April2018
Download the appendix here: 1-2-LANGH-2015_Global-PPS_results on adults_Appendix_Versporten_April2018
Download the figures here: 1-3-LANGH_2015_Global-PPS-results on adults_Figures_Versporten_April2018

Overall 2015 Global-PPS results on the difference of quality of prescribing between antibacterials and antifungals (2017)

Download the article here: 2-JAC-2015 Global-PPS – difference quality of prescribing between antibacterials-antifungals_Erlangga_July2017