The objectives of the present study were to provide a snapshot analysis of antibiotic
appropriateness in two hospitals in Southern Italy in three specific areas, surgical, medical …

Background Unnecessary or inappropriate use of antimicrobials is associated with the
emergence of antimicrobial resistance, drug toxicity, increased morbidity and health care …

Background: This study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial prescribing practices in hospital
settings in Italy, focusing on the appropriateness of antibiotic use. Methods: This study was …

Antimicrobial stewardship teams have been shown to increase appropriate empirical
antibiotic therapy and reduce medical errors and costs in targeted populations, but the effect …

Some antibiotics are reserved essentially for hospital settings owing to cost effectiveness
and in order to fight the emerging antibiotic resistance crisis. In some cases, antibiotics …

The study was designed to evaluate rational antibiotic use in relation to diagnosis and
bacteriological findings. All hospitalized patients who received antibiotics were evaluated by …

Objective 1/To evaluate if empirical antibiotic prescription on admission to our intensive care
unit (ICU) respects the local recommendations for antibiotic prescription and to identify …

OBJECTIVES: The study objectives were:(i) to design an intervention to improve the written
documentation of empiric antibiotic prescriptions' reassessment;(ii) and to assess the impact …

Abstract Objectives Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have an important role in
the appropriate utilization of antibiotics. Some of the core strategies recommended for ASPs …

AIMS OF THE STUDY Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is associated with the emergence
of antimicrobial resistance and adverse events. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes may …