*1Nwajiobi-Princewill, P., 1Medugu, N., 1Gobel, M., 1Aigbe, A., 2Versporten, A., 2Pauwels, I., 2Goossens, H., and 1Iregbu, K. C.
1Department of Medical Microbiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria 2Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
*Correspondence to: princewill101@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) provides a means of tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unfortunately, in Nigeria, like in some other low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), AMS practice has been lacklustre due to poor institutional support amongst other factors. Efforts were made to address this situation by engaging with the management of National Hospital Abuja, Nigeria, using antibiotic prescription information obtained through repeated point prevalence survey. Continue reading “Using longitudinal antibiotic point prevalence survey (PPS) to drive antimicrobial stewardship programmes in a Nigerian tertiary hospital”