Infections due to Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. The extent of antibiotic resistance in GNB in countries of the Gulf Cooperation …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global health problem and antimicrobial stewardship is an
essential component of hospital policies worldwide yet little is known regarding effective …

Aims: To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission into the
intensive care unit (ICU);(2) average costs of antibiotics prescribed; and (3) correlation of …

Objectives: Intensive care unit (ICU) is a setting where large numbers of drugs are
administered to patients and where the cost of hospitalization and drug treatment are high …

Results: One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two prescriptions of AMAs were recorded
during the study period with an average of 1.73±0.04 prescriptions/patient. About 80.4 …

Antibiotic prescription habits, cost pattern, and the prospective intervention in an Intensive
Care Unit were analyzed. Methods: Data on antibiotic utilization and costs were collected …

The intensive care units (ICUs) are often considered as the epicenters of antibiotic
resistance. Therefore, the total antibiotic consumption is approximately ten fold greater in …

Objective To explore the knowledge, attitude, perception and practice towards antimicrobial
use in upper respiratory tract infections in patients visiting healthcare settings in Qatar …

Introduction Lower respiratory tract infection is one of the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality all over the world, with a substantial impact on healthcare costs. In Egypt, local …

Delayed diagnosis is one of the contributing factors to lower cure rates for cancer in low-
income countries. This was a cross-sectional study of 138 children with cancer who were …