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Table 3 Antimicrobial use

From: Contribution of antimicrobial stewardship programs to reduction of antimicrobial therapy costs in community hospital with 429 Beds --before-after comparative two-year trial in Japan

 

Mean

DDDs per 1000 patient-days

 

Before

After

P value

Total

138.7

138.8

0.96

Aminoglycosides

3.0

0.6

< 0.001

Penicillins

22.7

35.3

0.06

Quinolones

4.0

2.0

0.09

1,2-Generation Cephalosporins

54.6

53.2

0.44

3,4-Generation Cephalosporins

33.1

29.0

0.16

Carbapenems

17.5

15.8

0.21

Glycopeptides

3.1

2.4

0.16

Antifungals

0.7

0.5

0.35

  1. DDDs: Defined Daily Doses (WHO Center for Drug Statistics Methodology).
  2. P values are used for comparisons of After with Before by Mann–Whitney U-test.
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

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