Culture and Sensitivity Testing
The gynaecology ward had the highest reported proportion of culture-guided prescriptions. Culture and sensitivity testing was rarely used to guide prescribing. Only 2.2% of antibiotic prescriptions were based on culture and sensitivity tes…
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The gynaecology ward had the highest reported proportion of culture-guided prescriptions. Culture and sensitivity testing was rarely used to guide prescribing. Only 2.2% of antibiotic prescriptions were based on culture and sensitivity test results. Increased culture-guided prescribing may reflect improved prescriber behaviour and laboratory operational capacity. Limited use of culture and sensitivity testing likely slowed progress in stewardship outcomes.