Point Prevalence Surveys of Antimicrobial Prescribing in a Non-Acute Care Hospital in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Table 3

Indications for antimicrobial prescribing (percentage of antimicrobial prescriptions) at the Maruki Memorial Welfare and Medical Center, Japan, in November 2018, January 2019, and May 2019.

	18-Nov (n = 37) (%)	19-Jan (n = 56) (%)	19-May (n = 44) (%)	Grand total (n = 137) (%)
Community-acquired infections (CAI)	2.7	0.0	4.5	2.2
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI)	54.1	80.4	68.2	69.3
Medical prophylaxis (MP)	40.5	17.9	25.0	26.3
Surgical prophylaxis (SP)	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.7
Other indications	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.7
Unknown indications	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.7