Figure 1.
Count of top 5 antibiotic groups used for treatment of infections in MS-ICUs (A) and Gral-wards (B). Penicillins with BLI include ampicillin-sulbactam and amoxicillin-clavulanate. Serial single-day point prevalence surveys were conducted in 41 hospitals from Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina during March 2022–February 2022. Abbreviations: BLI, β-lactamase inhibitor; Gral-wards, general wards; IV, intravenous; MS-ICUs, medical–surgical intensive care units.