Kasturba Hospital Antibiotic Policy

Smartphone app developed by Kasturba Hospital for delivering antibiotic policy.

Department of Infection Control, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal has developed this smartphone application for delivering antibiotic policy as a part of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. The policy is prepared for the doctors in Kasturba Hospital, Manipal for their easy access, and adoptability at the Point Of Care and may not be applicable in any other hospital.

The policy is based on the antibiotic susceptibility data of clinical isolates from the Department of Microbiology and will be updated as needed. 

Features:

- Information related to various infections:

The app provides information like first-line/alternative agents for treatment, likely organisms, etc.

- Medical susceptibility:

The app shows susceptibility of different drugs on various organisms in different specimens.

- Quick search:

The quick-search button allows users to look up an infection easily.

The users may send their feedback at [email protected] or by pressing the 'Send Feedback' button in the drop-down menu.