Introduction In the time of increasing resistance and paucity of new drug development there
is a growing need for strategies to enhance rational use of antibiotics in German and …

Background: The problem of antimicrobial resistance requires common strategies at the
European level. Methods: We report on an EU initiative fostering antibiotic (AB) stewardship …

Background and objective: Judicious use of antibiotics is essential considering the growth of
antimicrobial resistance and escalating costs in health care. This intervention study used …

Abstract The Antibiotic Stewardship and Resistance Working Groups of the International
Society for Chemotherapy propose ten key points for the appropriate use of antibiotics in …

The aim of this study was to survey current treatment practices for common infections in
primary care as a basis for implementation of recently released evidence-based guidelines …

Objectives Much has been written about antibiotic stewardship although less is known about
the structure and content of antibiotic policies at hospital level. As part of the European …

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 …

Clinical guidelines have been defined as 'systematically developed statements to assist
practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical …

BACKGROUND: Many antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) target the intensive
care unit owing to high antimicrobial utilisation. In this review, we summarise and assess the …

Purpose Antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to human health globally and
antibiotic overuse is a main driver of resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) was …