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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for participated hospitals in the study

From: Prescriptions patterns and appropriateness of usage of antibiotics in non-teaching community hospitals in South Korea: a multicentre retrospective study

Hospital code

Classification

Location

Hospital beds

Number of human resources for ASP

Existence of laboratory for microbiological culture tests

Number of patients at the time of evaluation of appropriateness of antibiotic use

Physician

Nurse

Pharmacist

Staff in IT department

Hospitalization patients, March 22, 2021

Patients under antibiotic use, March 22, 2021

Hospitalizatio patients, May 31, 2021

Patients under antibiotic use, May 31, 2021

A

Long-term care hospital

Seoul

210

9

32

1

1

No

173

19

184

17

B

Long-term care hospital

Incheon

299

8

31

1

0

No

290

15

289

14

C

Long-term care hospital

Jeollabuk-do

99

2

6

1

1

No

63

1

62

0

D

Long-term care hospital

Seoul

229

7

45

1

3

No

213

12

214

6

E

Long-term care hospital

Daejeon

262

7

14

1

0

No

185

28

180

23

F

Long-term care hospital

Gyeonggi-do

256

8

53

1

2

No

111

3

128

10

G

Acute care hospital

Chungcheongnam-do

288

27

68

2

1

No

165

92

155

76

H

Acute care hospital

Incheon

195

17

99

1

1

No

122

54

108

55

I

Acute care hospital

Chungcheongbuk-do

361

70

194

4

3

Yes

312

169

309

175

J

Orthopedics hospital

Seoul

132

21

106

2

2

No

111

73

93

65

  1. Abbreviations: ASP, antimicrobial stewardship program; IT, information technology