Effects of a Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Antimicrobial Use and Quality of Prescriptions in Patients with Appendix-Related Intraabdominal Infections

• Main Authors: Sílvia Simó (Author), Eneritz Velasco-Arnaiz (Author), María Ríos-Barnés (Author), María Goretti López-Ramos (Author), Manuel Monsonís (Author), Mireia Urrea-Ayala (Author), Iolanda Jordan (Author), Ricard Casadevall-Llandrich (Author), Daniel Ormazábal-Kirchner (Author), Daniel Cuadras-Pallejà (Author), Xavier Tarrado (Author), Jordi Prat (Author), Emília Sánchez (Author), Antoni Noguera-Julian (Author), Clàudia Fortuny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in reducing antimicrobial use (AU) in children has been proved. Many interventions have been described suitable for different institution sizes, priorities, and patients, with surgical wards being one of the areas that may benefit the mos...