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

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major global health threats. Antimicrobial stewardship
(AMS) has been set as a priority within international action plans to combat this issue. The …

Aims This narrative review aimed to collate recent evidence on the cost-effectiveness and
cost–benefit of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes, to address the question 'is …

Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in well-resourced countries
has been associated with reductions in antibiotic-resistant infections and improved patient …

Objectives: Candida spp. has been reported as one of the common agents of nosocomial
bloodstream infections and is associated with a high mortality. Therefore, this study …

Purpose: To systematically review studies on cost-effectiveness of implementing
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP) in the hospital setting. Methods: A systematic …

Objective Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) significantly reduces inappropriate antibiotic use
and improves patient outcomes. In low-resource settings, AMS implementation may require …

The 5th edition of the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety was held in Montreux,
Switzerland, in February 2023, delayed by three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Background Antimicrobial resistance has worsened in Latin America. There is an urgent
need to understand the development of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and the …