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This study evaluated the use of antibiotics using a point prevalence survey at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Zone d'Abomey Calavi\/S\u00f4-Ava (CHUZ\/AS) in Benin.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This cross-sectional study utilized the WHO point prevalence survey methodology for monitoring antibiotic use among inpatients in hospitals. The survey was conducted from 11 January 2022 to 19 January 2022 among hospitalized patients before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the survey.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 111 inpatient medical files reviewed, the prevalence of antibiotic use was 82.9%. The number of antibiotics received per patient ranged from 1 to 5, with a mean of 2.45\u200a\u00b1\u200a1.11 and a median of 2. The most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics was beta-lactams (46.7%), aminoglycosides (20.6%) and nitroimidazoles (19.7%). According to the WHO AWaRe classification, 30.4% of inpatients received the Access group of antibiotics and 44% received a combination of Access and Watch group antibiotics; treatment was empiric in 94.5% of encounters. Only 22.7% of patients were treated based on microbiological examination\/culture and sensitivity testing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study found a high prevalence of antibiotic use among inpatients at the CHUZ\/AS Tertiary Care Hospital in Benin. The most prescribed antibiotics were ampicillin, metronidazole and ceftriaxone. Consequently, the study found a low use of culture and sensitivity testing to guide treatment, particularly in the paediatric and surgical population, and the preference for broad-spectrum antibiotics suggests that antibiotic use at the CHUZ\/AS Tertiary Care is not optimal. 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