Publications by authors named "Hilda Mantilla Ponte"

Background: Irrational antimicrobial consumption (AMC) became one of the main global health problems in recent decades.

Objective: In order to understand AMC in Latin-American Region, we performed the present research in 6 countries.

Methods: Antimicrobial consumption (J01, A07A, P01AB groups) was registered in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Peru.

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Background: Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) on antibiotic use are useful for understanding different aspects related to prescription patterns in hospitals.

Methods: An adaptation of the WHO methodology for a PPS on antibiotic use was applied. Hospital wards were divided into medical (MED), surgical (SUR), ICUs, gynaecology and obstetrics (GO), high-risk (HR) and mixed wards (MIX).

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