Background Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals
and the community, with a high proportion of potentially inappropriate use. Antibiotic misuse …

Summary The United Nations and the World Health Organization have designated
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a major health priority and developed action plans to …

Background The clinical and economic outcomes associated with pediatric antimicrobial
stewardship programs (ASPs) and other supplemental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Single-center evaluations of pediatric antimicrobial
stewardship programs (ASPs) suggest that ASPs are effective in reducing and improving …

Background Antibiotics are among the drugs most commonly prescribed to children in
hospitals and communities. Unfortunately, a great number of these prescriptions are …

Objective. To describe the prevalence, characteristics, and barriers to implementation of
antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in pediatrics. Design and Participants. In …

Purpose Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) optimize antibiotic usage and combat
antibiotic resistance of bacteria. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of …

Objective. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are recommended to optimize
antimicrobial use for hospitalized patients. Although mechanisms for the implementation of …

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the effect of a comprehensive antimicrobial
stewardship program on antimicrobial use, physician interventions, patient outcomes, and …

Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs are effective in improving clinical outcomes
associated with antimicrobial therapies while improving patient safety by reducing adverse …