Table 1 Characteristics of hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) participating in surveillance of paediatric antimicrobial use, 2017–2018
Characteristic | Hospitals | non-ICU wards | Neonatal ICUs | Paediatric ICUs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of hospitals submitting data | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Hospital sites | ||||
 Paediatric hospitals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Mixed (adult/paediatric) hospitals | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Paediatric Inpatient Days | 507,583 | 344,073 | 118,949 | 44,561 |
Total days of therapy | 244,373 | 169,830 | 39,592 | 34,951 |
Regions | ||||
 West | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
 Central | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
 East | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Hospital bed size | ||||
 201–500 beds | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 ≤ 200 beds | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Hospital type | ||||
 Teaching | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
 Community | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |