Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for hospitalized children. However, only a
limited number of studies have evaluated antibiotic use in this population. The current work …

Background: Monitoring of antibiotic prescription practices in hospitals is essential to assess
and facilitate appropriate use. This is relevant to halt the progression of antimicrobial …

Background Although prohibited by law and legal regulatory frameworks, non-prescribed
sale of antibiotics in community medicine retail outlets (CMROs) remains a serious problem …

Objectives To evaluate the results of the first 24 months of a postprescription review with
feedback-based antimicrobial stewardship program in a European referral children's …

Purpose To compare the utilisation of systemic antimicrobials at the paediatric units of the
university hospitals in Marburg (Germany) and Rijeka (Croatia). Methods A prospective …

Background Most antibiotic use occurs in ambulatory settings. No benchmarks exist for
pediatric institutions to assess their outpatient antibiotic use and compare prescribing rates …

Objectives To elucidate how population trends in total antimicrobials dispensed in the
community translate into individual exposure. Methods Retrospective, population-based …

Background: Children are commonly prescribed antibiotics; however, little is known about
the extent of their use. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the current use …

Background While antibiotics are life-saving drugs, their use is not without risk, including
adverse events and antibiotic resistance. The majority of US antibiotic prescriptions are …

Objective Determining antimicrobial utilization patterns in hospitals can be a challenge
given personnel and resource constraints with paper-based systems. A web-based …