Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens is a worldwide challenge leading high
morbidity and mortality in clinical settings. Multidrug resistant patterns in gram-positive and …

Widespread antimicrobial use has compromised its value, leading to a crisis of antimicrobial
resistance. A major cause of misuse is insufficient knowledge of prescribing of antimicrobials …

Objectives To report the extent and components of global efforts in antimicrobial stewardship
(AMS) in hospitals. Methods An Internet-based survey comprising 43 questions was …

Our objective was to assess junior doctors' perceptions of their antibiotic prescribing practice
and of bacterial resistance. We surveyed 190 postgraduate doctors still in training at two …

Objectives Since electronic prescribing is limited to few hospitals, point prevalence surveys,
such as the standardized European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption point …

Objectives: Antimicrobial use is growing, driven mainly by rising demands in developing
countries. Knowing how antimicrobials are prescribed is important. Consequently, we …

Antibiotic consumption is an easily quantifiable performance measure in hospitals and might
be used for monitoring. We conducted a review of published studies and online surveillance …

Background The National Health Service England, Commissioning for Quality and
Innovation for Antimicrobial Resistance (CQUIN AMR) aims to reduce the total antibiotic …

There is an urgent need for an agreement on the principles and key components of antibiotic
stewardship to support the EU member states in developing their national or regional …

Background Conducted as part of the Driving Reinvestment in Research and Development
and Responsible Antibiotic Use (DRIVE-AB) project, this study aimed to identify key …