National survey of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Thailand

Abstract

A national survey was conducted to assess antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in Thailand. Of the 204 participating hospitals, 144 (71%) had an ASP, with varying uptake of drug utilization evaluations (n= 73; 51%) and ASP computer systems (n= 71; 49%). Implementation of an ASP was associated with medical school affiliation (P < 0.001), participation in a collaborative program to prevent health care-associated infections (P < 0.001), high institutional safety scores (P= 0.02), and good to excellent administrative support (P= 0.04).