Background Pharmacokinetics (PK) are severely altered in critically ill patients due to
changes in volume of distribution (Vd) and/or drug clearance (Cl). This affects the target …

Parents are the important implementers on appropriate/inappropriate use of antibiotics,
especially in the pediatric population. Limited studies have associated poor knowledge …

Objective To assess the effect of implementation of pharmacist-led customised ASP and to
compare with historical control on usage of antibiotics as well as COT in our PICU. Methods …

Background Antibiotics are prescribed to most pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients,
but data describing indications and appropriateness of antibiotic orders in this population …

Objectives: We hypothesized that antibiotic use in PICUs is based on criteria not always
supported by evidence. We aimed to describe determinants of empiric antibiotic use in …

Successful empirical antibiotic therapy for infected patients with multi drug resistant bacteria
(MDR) can be challenging task in various healthcare settings, including neonatal and …

Peresepan antibiotika yang tidak tepat akan meningkatkan kejadian resistensi. Resistensi
antimikroba telah menjadi masalah kesehatan yang mendunia dengan dampak …

Aims and objectives Vancomycin is a drug of choice for various gram-positive bacterial
(GPB) infections and is largely prescribed to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients …

Purpose: Antibacterials are commonly prescribed to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
patients. However, inappropriate antibacterial prescriptions lead to increases in antibacterial …

Background Inappropriate antibiotic utilization is associated with the emergence of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and a decline in antibiotic susceptibility in many pathogenic …