Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To understand the current management status of the special campaign for enhancing the pathogen detection rate before antimicrobial therapy in hospitalized patients in China, analyze identified issues during implementation, and propose improvement suggestions. METHOD A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data from medical institutions participating in the special campaign within the region from May to Jul. 2024, covering aspects such as quality control management, coordination mechanisms, data sources, indicator connotations and existing issues.
RESULTS Variations were observed among medical institutions in the management of pathogen detection rates, primarily reflected in inconsistent usage of detection rate indicators, varying implementation levels of quality control measures and differences in multi-departmental participation. Additionally, discrepancies in data sources, statistical methods and interpretations of indicator connotations limited the comparability of data.
CONCLUSIONS To address these issues, improvement measures such as strengthening informatization construction, standardizing indicator statistical methods and enhancing multi-departmental coordination mechanisms should be implemented. These efforts will provide a scientific basis for the implementation of special campaign and robust support for the rational use of antimicrobial agents.