This report, covering antimicrobial use during 2014, was released last month by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The results from 129 adult acute hospitals showed that Australian usage rates continue to be greater than in the Netherlands and Sweden, and on par with Denmark. There is a wide variance in average antimicrobial usage rates between hospitals, but a slight decline generally in usage rates since they peaked in 2010.
Six antibacterials represented more than 50% of all those used, and these were: Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, Flucloxacillin, Cephazolin, Amoxicillin, Doxycycline and Cephalexin. This NAUSP Report includes historical comparisons over five and ten-year periods for selected antimicrobials, giving valuable information about trends and patterns of use.
Antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals
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