An international cross-sectional survey of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals

2014268 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Philip Howard · Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

C. Pulcini · Université Paris Cité

Gabriel Levy Hara · El Hospital General de Agudos Carlos G. Durand

Robert West · University of Leeds

I.M. Gould · Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Stephan Harbarth · University Hospital of Geneva

Dilip Nathwani

Abstract

The worldwide development and implementation of AMS programmes varies considerably. Our results should inform and encourage the further evaluation of this with a view to promoting a worldwide stewardship framework. The prospective measurement of well-defined outcomes of the impact of these programmes remains a significant challenge.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volume 70, Issue 4, pp. 1245-1255

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku497

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