Current SAP practices in South Africa's teaching and private hospitals diverge from current SAP Guidelines. Inappropriate overuse of SAP occurs in both hospital sectors, whilst underuse was found in the teaching hospital. Full compliance to the five criteria was not met by either hospital. Non-compliance was largely attributed to inappropriate selection and dosing. Quality improvement interventions, continued surveillance and local standardized evidence-based SAP Guidelines are needed to improve care. This is already happening.
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