Antimicrobial resistance is a multifaceted crisis, imposing a serious threat to global health.
The traditional antibiotic pipeline has been exhausted, prompting research into alternate …

Background Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended in cardiac surgery. Current debate
concerns the type of antibiotic (s), dosing and the duration of prophylaxis. Methods …

Background There are limited US data assessing adherence to surgical antimicrobial
prophylaxis guidelines, particularly across a large, nationwide sample. Moreover, commonly …

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is widely used to reduce the risk of surgical site
infections (SSI), but there is uncertainty as to what the proportion of SSI reduction is …

In the multimodal strategy context, to implement healthcare-associated infection prevention,
bundles are one of the most commonly used methods to adapt guidelines in the local …

Importance According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and governing
bodies within the American College of Surgeons, the administration of antibiotics as …

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Australia is supported by a number of factors, including
enabling national policies, sectoral clinical governance frameworks and surveillance …

Abstract Background Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) have been widely
implemented in medical practice to improve antimicrobial prescribing and reduce selection …

Objectives. To map the current evidence on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP)
administration and identify knowledge gaps in the literature available in this field. Methods …

Background Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is one of the major purposes of
antimicrobial use. Aim To determine the adherence to the Japanese SAP guidelines in …