Background The global crisis of bacterial resistance urges the scientific community to
implement intervention programs in healthcare facilities to promote an appropriate use of …

Objective Few data exist regarding the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on
antifungal use. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a comprehensive long-term …

Background. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are increasingly implemented in hospital
care. They aim to simultaneously optimize outcomes for individual patients with infections …

Background The overuse of antimicrobials favors the dissemination of antimicrobial
resistance, as well as invasive fungal diseases and Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). In …

Objectives To evaluate the effect of an antimicrobial stewardship programme in two
intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching hospital. Methods Between January 2017 and June …

Reassessing the continuing need for and choice of antibiotics by using an antibiotic “time
out''program may reduce unnecessary treatment. This study aimed to explore the effect of an …

Objective To evaluate the long-term effects of comprehensive antibiotic stewardship
programs (ASPs) on antibiotic use, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and clinical outcomes …

Background The effects of various antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) on both
antibiotic consumption and resistance among different hospitals within the same insurance …

Background Restricted use of third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones has
been linked to a reduced incidence of hospital-acquired infections with multidrug-resistant …

The purpose of this investigation was to describe the effect of antibacterial stewardship and
evaluate the trends and correlation of antibacterial resistance and usage from 2009 to 2013 …