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

The implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is a promising strategy to
help address the problem of antimicrobial resistance. We sought to determine the efficacy of …

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing; however, antimicrobial drug development is slowing.
Now more than ever before, antimicrobial stewardship is of the utmost importance as a way …

Background Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals
and the community, with a high proportion of potentially inappropriate use. Antibiotic misuse …

Objectives Despite vigorous infection control measures, Clostridium difficile continues to
cause significant disease burden. Antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) may prevent …

Antibiotic overuse contributes to antibiotic resistance, which is a threat to public health.
Antibiotic stewardship is a practice dedicated to prescribing antibiotics only when necessary …

Los antimicrobianos son fármacos distintos al resto. Su eficacia en la reducción de la
morbilidad y la mortalidad es muy superior a la de otros grupos de medicamentos. Por otra …

Background Excessive and inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to growing antibiotic
resistance, an important public-health problem. Strategies must be developed to improve …

Background: Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program is recommended as
one solution to combat increasing antimicrobial resistance. Most antimicrobial stewardship …

The overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents has detrimental effects on the individual
patient, the health care system, and society as a whole. Amongst other negative …