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Figure 5

From: Real-time automatic hospital-wide surveillance of nosocomial infections and outbreaks in a large Chinese tertiary hospital

Figure 5

Monthly utilization rate of antibiotics and the rate of pathogen culture in the hospital. The monthly utilization rate of antibiotics was stable at about 55%; the rate of pathogen culture was stable at about 10% before Jan 2012 (A intervention). After A intervention, the former decreased to 50% and the latter rose to about 15%. When strict intervention B was implemented, the two rates were kept stable, at about 40% and 30% respectively. A intervention: monthly utilization rate of antibiotics and rate of pathogen culture in each ward were reported monthly and antibiotic public health education was provided to physicians. B intervention: in addition to A, the ICPs provided special education to different wards according to the ward’s condition; harsh economic measures were used on the wards with the worst results.

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