Development of Antibiotic Classification for Measuring Antibiotic Usage in Korean Hospitals Using a Modified Delphi Method
10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e241
- Author:
Bongyoung KIM
1
;
Young Kyung YOON
;
Dong-Sook KIM
;
Su Jin JEONG
;
Song Vogue AHN
;
Sun Hee PARK
;
Ki Tae KWON
;
Hong Bin KIM
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Shin-Woo KIM
;
Sungmin KIEM
;
Jun Yong CHOI
;
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2020;35(30):e241-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In 2019, a project designed to develop a system for measuring and comparing antibiotic usage in hospitals was launched in Korea. As part of this project, we developed a means to classify antibiotic usage in Korean hospitals using a modified Delphi method. In results, the following categories of antibiotic classification were accepted for use in Korean hospitals: 1) broad-spectrum antibacterial agents predominantly used for hospital-onset infections in adults, 2) broad-spectrum antibacterial agents predominantly used for community-acquired infections in adults, 3) antibacterial agents predominantly used for resistant gram-positive infections in adults, 4) narrow-spectrum beta-lactam agents in adults, 5) antibacterial agents predominantly used for extensive antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria in adults, and 6) total antibacterial agents.
