Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health. It increases
morbidity and mortality, and is associated with high economic costs due to its health care …

Background Implementation research may play an important role in reducing research
waste by identifying strategies that support translation of evidence into practice …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

Background Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health
care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is …

Summary Background The Global Point Prevalence Survey (Global-PPS) established an
international network of hospitals to measure antimicrobial prescribing and resistance …

Background Hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) aim to promote judicious
use of antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance. For ASPs to be developed …

Background The use of the term 'antimicrobial stewardship'has grown exponentially in
recent years, typically referring to programmes and interventions that aim to optimize …

Background Antibiotic stewardship programmes have been shown to reduce antibiotic use
and hospital costs. We aimed to evaluate evidence of the effect of antibiotic stewardship on …

Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship
interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a …

To combat the threat to human health and biosecurity from antimicrobial resistance, an
understanding of its mechanisms and drivers is needed. Emergence of antimicrobial …