Some drug management systems have been established in Japanese hospitals to reduce
medical costs and regulate drug usage. Among the many available prescription drugs …

Given the concerns surrounding the overuse of carbapenem antibiotics in Japan, we
evaluated the impact of infectious disease consultation and a prospective carbapenem audit …

Background The challenge of drug resistance to carbapenems is of international concern
with leading to increased hospital lengths of stay, costs, and mortality rates. How to get rid of …

Background Gram-negative bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to carbapenems
and are related to the use of carbapenems. Thus, the main objective of this study was to …

Many hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs restrict the availability of selected drugs
by requiring prior approval. Carbapenems may be among the restricted drugs, but it is …

Background In this study, we implemented an active intervention for patients taking
carbapenems for 14 days or more at a single tertiary hospital and evaluated the effect of the …

Given the high levels of carbapenem resistance amongst bacterial pathogens in
Singaporean hospitals, a point prevalence study was undertaken at three major public …

Carbapenems are broad-spectrum antibiotics belonging to the beta-lactam family [1]. Due to
their wide use, carbapenemresistant Gram-negative bacilli have emerged among the …

Introduction Microorganisms can evolve and become resistant to antimicrobials, and this is
known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Inappropriate use of antibiotics contributes to …

항생제 내성은 전세계적으로 공중 보건에 가장 큰 위협 중 하나로 이를 해결하기 위해 신약이나
백신 개발부터 항생제 내성에 대한 대중 교육에 이르는 다양한 방법이 제시되고 있다 [1] …