Quality of antibiotics prescription in hospitals in Burkina Faso: a multispecialty clinical audit

Key Points

• Examine the quality of antibiotic prescribing in hospitals, focusing on antimicrobial selection and stewardship practices.
• Conducted a multispecialty clinical audit across various hospitals.
• Assessed compliance with national antibiotic prescribing guidelines.
• Evaluated the frequency of antimicrobial stewardship training and interventions.
• Identified significant gaps in adherence to antibiotic prescribing practices.
• Observed low levels of antimicrobial stewardship program implementation.
• Found a correlation between guideline adherence and reduced antibiotic resistance rates.