In accordance with the recommendations of, amongst others, the Surviving Sepsis
Campaign and the recently published European treatment guidelines for hospital-acquired …

Antibiotic use in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients
during the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded the incidence of bacterial coinfections and …

Objectives With increasing global interest in hospital antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
programmes, there is a strong demand for core elements of AMS to be clearly defined on the …

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) constitute an important cause of hospital-
acquired infection associated with morbidity, mortality, and cost. The aim of these guidelines …

The misuse of antibiotics has been related to increased morbidity, mortality and bacterial
resistance. The development of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) has been …

Background Surgical site infections account for 14–17% of all healthcare-associated
infections. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) are complementary strategies developed to …

Objective Hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes have achieved savings and a
more rational use of antimicrobial treatments in general wards. The purpose of this report is …

Background Antibiotic resistance will cause about 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
Fighting antimicrobial resistance is a health priority. Interventions aimed to reduce …

We evaluated the use of antimicrobials expressed as defined daily doses (DDDs) per 1,000
patient days and days of therapy (DOT) per 100 occupied bed-days in a intensive care unit …

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance has been recognized as a worldwide problem. Our
aim was to assess the perceptions of Spanish residents about antibiotic use and resistance …