Anucha ApisarnthanarakSomwang DanchaivijitrThomas C. BaileyVictoria J. FraserThammasat University HospitalMahidol UniversityWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis2018-08-202018-08-202006-04-01Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Vol.27, No.4 (2006), 416-4200899823X2-s2.0-33646688181https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23347The incidence and patterns of and factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic use were studied in a tertiary care center in Thailand. The incidence of inappropriate antibiotic use was 25%. Admission to the surgical department (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; P = .02) and to the obstetrics and gynecology department (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; P = .03) were associated with inappropriate antibiotic use, whereas consultation with an infectious diseases specialist was protective against inappropriate antibiotic use (adjusted odds ratio, 0.15; P = .01). © 2006 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1086/503348