[For rational use of antibiotics in the hospital]

Being faced with the risks of emergence and spread of antibiotic multiresistant bacterial strains in the hospital, it is a joint responsibility of all medical specialities and hospital management to promote the protection of the microbial ecology. Strategies to optimize antimicrobial use and practical approaches are discussed here. The need of mobilization of the entire hospital community and implementation of infectious diseases consultants is emphasized, as recommended by the "Groupement pour le Dépistage, l'Etude et la Prévention des Infections Hospitalières" (GDEPIH).