Antibiotic stewardship benchmarking–Using the WHO point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in a Tertiary Care Public Hospital, Karachi
Fig 4
WHO AWaRe classification of Antimicrobials.
The chart shows the percentage and absolute number (n) of prescribed antibiotics categorized as Access (first-line, narrow-spectrum), Watch (higher-risk, broader-spectrum), or Reserve (last-resort) from a total of 219 prescriptions. Overall distribution of antibiotic prescriptions according to WHO AWaRe classification: Access 17.3% (95% CI: 12.6–23.2%), Watch 80.8% (95% CI: 75.2–85.6%), Reserve 1.8% (95% CI: 0.7–4.6%).