Publications by authors named "Yannick Emond"
Assessment of antimicrobial prescribing practice, knowledge, and culture in three teaching hospitals.
J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can
November 2022
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AR) is one of the most critical threats to global health. One of its root causes, misuse of antibiotics, can stem from prescribers' preconceived ideas, differing attitudes, and lack of knowledge. Canadian data on this subject are scarce.
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- Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant challenge in treating infections, particularly in hospitalized patients, but there is limited data regarding its use in pediatric populations compared to adults.
- A study analyzed antimicrobial use (AMU) in nine Canadian hospitals, collecting data from pediatric inpatients over 2017 and 2018, with results reported as days of therapy (DOT) per 1000 patient days (DOT/1000pd).
- The findings indicated that the overall AMU was 481 DOT/1000pd, with the highest usage in Pediatric ICUs, and identified specific antimicrobials commonly used in different wards, highlighting the need for ongoing surveillance and stewardship efforts.
Background: Patient-level surveillance of antimicrobial use (AMU) in Canadian hospitals empowers the reduction of inappropriate AMU and was piloted in 2017 among 14 hospitals in Canada. We aimed to describe AMU on the basis of patient-level data in Canadian hospitals in 2018 in terms of antimicrobial prescribing prevalence and proportions, antimicrobial indications, and agent selection in medical, surgical and intensive care wards.
Methods: Canadian adult, pediatric and neonatal hospitals were invited to participate in the standardized web-based cross-sectional Global Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance (Global-PPS) conducted in 2018.
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to the world's ability to prevent and treat infections. Links between quantitative antibiotic use and the emergence of bacterial resistance are well documented. This study presents benchmark antimicrobial use (AMU) rates for inpatient adult populations in acute-care hospitals across Canada.
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