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September 10, 2025Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyOpen Access

Qualitative evaluation of antimicrobial use with gyssens method in the internal medicine wards of Adam Malik General Hospital Medan

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RSRestuti Hidayani SaragihLSLenni Evalena SihotangFJFandy Ong Jaya

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Overview

Retrospective analysis shows only 33% appropriate antimicrobial use in internal medicine, highlighting issues in quality.

Key Points

  • Only 33% of antimicrobial prescriptions were deemed appropriate, indicating a significant issue in quality.
  • The majority of patients studied were females aged 18-59 years, predominantly diagnosed with respiratory tract infections.
  • This evaluation utilized the Gyssens method and the electronic medical records from July 2022 to December 2023.
  • Addressing irrational antimicrobial use is crucial to combat rising antimicrobial resistance and associated healthcare burdens.

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Saragih et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b4ab210217d64783c29https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.163
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