Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, partly driven by inappropriate
antibiotic prescriptions for acute medical patients in hospitals. Aim To provide a systematic …

Background Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious global public health threat. Hospital
misuse of antibiotics has contributed to this problem and evidence-based interventions are …

Objective To evaluate the duration of prescriptions for antibiotic treatment for common
infections in English primary care and to compare this with guideline recommendations …

Antibiotic resistance is a major cause of treatment failure and leads to increased use of
broad-spectrum agents, which begets further resistance. This vicious cycle is epitomized by …

Background Uncomplicated urinary tract infections are one of the most common bacterial
infections in the United States. Clinical practice guidelines from the Infectious Diseases …

Objectives Antibiotic overprescribing in primary care has major impacts on the development
of antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study is to provide insight in antibiotics …

Background Hospital antimicrobial stewardship strategies, such as 'Start Smart, Then Focus'
in the UK, balance the need for prompt, effective antibiotic treatment with the need to limit …

Importance The American Urological Association guidelines recommend 24 or fewer hours
of antimicrobial prophylaxis for most urologic procedures. Continuing antimicrobial therapy …

Regardless of one's opinion of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs), it is hardly
possible to work in hospital care and not be exposed to the term or its practical effects …

Objective To assess clinician perceptions towards the value and implementation of antibiotic
stewardship (AS) in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Study design We performed a …