Use of antibiotics in inpatients from a national hospital in Lima, Peru.

Objective: To determine the point prevalence and characteristics of antibiotic use in different hospitalization areas of the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo.

Materials And Methods: We carried out a 3-week cross-sectional study with a census approach (using methodology from the World Health Organization) to determine the point prevalence of antibiotic use in inpatients from hospitalization areas, regardless of whether or not they were on an antibiotic regimen.

Results: We identified 358 patients, with a mean age of 49 (± 25.