Impact of the Five-Year Intervention of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on the Optimal Selection of Surgical Prophylaxis in a Hospital without Antibiotic Prescription Restrictions in Costa Rica: A Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: José Pablo Díaz-Madriz (Author), Esteban Zavaleta-Monestel (Author), Jorge Arturo Villalobos-Madriz (Author), Carolina Rojas-Chinchilla (Author), Priscilla Castrillo-Portillo (Author), Alison Meléndez-Alfaro (Author), Ana Fernanda Vásquez-Mendoza (Author), Gabriel Muñoz-Gutiérrez (Author), Sebastián Arguedas-Chacón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aims to characterize the impact of the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (AMS) on the optimal selection of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in adult patients. This is a retrospective quasi-experimental study that compared the selection and duration of antibiotics for a...