… ensuring that our current antimicrobials remain effective. Although many efforts are ongoing
to provide antimicrobial stewardship throughout the continuum of pediatric care, we focused …

… A cluster randomized trial across 18 community-based pediatric care practices of an outpatient
AS intervention focused on PAF and led to a 50% relative reduction in prescribing rates …

… Challenges in pediatric antimicrobial stewardship Pediatric antimicrobial stewardship has
a number of challenges to overcome in the near future. The emergence and spread of MDR in …

… Although they are becoming more prevalent, the impact of ASPs in pediatrics as well as the
… impact of both formalized pediatric ASPs and supplemental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) …

… some pediatric ASPs are extensions of adult stewardship pro… However, a recent evaluation
of a pediatric ASP showed these … in pediatrics,24 ASPs need to be tailored to reflect pediatric …

… of the field of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship, there has been … Shared objectives of
all pediatric antimicrobial stewardship … effectiveness are typically utilized by pediatric ASPs. …

… guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. …
programs for health care organizations that provide inpatient and outpatient pediatric care. …

… institutions would benefit from physicians and pharmacists who are well versed in pediatric
care. Physicians who treat children with infectious diseases must undergo training specific to …

… In this paper, the principle of and strategies for paediatric antimicrobial stewardship (AS)
programs, the effects of AS interventions and the common barriers to development and …

… antimicrobial stewardship strategies had a significant impact on reducing antimicrobial use
and improving quality of care … encourage other pediatric centers to pursue similar programs. …