Abstract
AIM: This study aims to compare point prevalence results which were done with one year interval in a university hospital with a 1,200-bed capacity. METHODS: The study assessed antibiotic usage among all hospitalised patients in the hospital on April 20, 2012 and April 19, 2013, using the point prevalence method. The assessment was carried out by an infectious disease specialist relying on the basic principles of antibiotic usage and current antimicrobial treatment guides. The causes of antibiotic usage were classified under three groups, namely, empirical, infection diagnosis and prophylactic. Data were transferred to computer and analysed using SPSS 15.0. We used the chi square method for comparisons of categorical variables. P values
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