ICU-STRAMA

STRAMA (Swedish Strategic Programme for The Rational Use of Antimicrobial Agents and Surveillance of Resistance) is a network consisting of one national expert group and 30 regional groups. Its aim is to promote a rational antibiotic use.

ICU(Intensive Care Units)-STRAMA was established in 2000 within the framework of STRAMA.

• To develop a programme for the coordinated collection of information about antibiotic policy, antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance, infection control, intensive care demography.
• To present this information on the web according to each participating ICU
• To use these data ("data for action") to optimise antibiotic use, infection control and reduce ICU-acquired infections.
• To prevent the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains within the ICU.

The project will become a resource for local initiatives aimed at promoting more appropriate use of antibiotics and improved infection control.

The incentive for participating is the possibility of receiving statistical analyses of antibiotic consumption, antibiotic resistance and quality of infection control for each individual ICU. Data about each participating ICU will be made available on the web.

Project web site:
http://e.lio.se/ivastrama/fr_eng.htm

Contacts
Project leader: Håkan Hanberger
Database and Statistics: Hans Gill,
Chairman STRAMA: Otto Cars