Point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption across three hospitals in Ghana

Abstract

The prevalence of antibiotic consumption in the hospitals was lower than that reported in similar studies in Ghana, but high relative to some reports from high-income countries. Most antibiotic therapy was empirical and not guided by culture and susceptibility testing. There is the need for application of the WHO <i>AWaRe</i> classification for the selection of antibiotics and increased use of culture and susceptibility data to guide infectious disease therapy.