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August 22, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Assessing antibiotics consumption, use and outcomes in a Yemeni tertiary hospital: A prospective cross-sectional study

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AAAhmed Al-ShaikhMKMohammed Abdullah Kubas

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Overview

Prospective cross-sectional study reports high antibiotic use in hospital patients, suggesting urgent need for improved antibiotic stewardship practices.

Key Points

  • Alarmingly high prevalence of antibiotic use at 92.5%, highlighting excessive consumption and misuse in the facility.
  • Significant deviations noted; overuse was observed in Levofloxacin by 28% and underuse in Imipenem/Cilastatin by 40.5% compared to standards.
  • The method involved a cross-sectional analysis across 597 adult inpatients admitted in a Yemeni tertiary hospital for two months.
  • Findings underscore the imperative for regulatory measures to enhance antibiotic stewardship and combat resistance in health systems.

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Al-Shaikh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af76a77567bf4f94feef6ahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330714
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