Antimicrobial Stewardship Improvement in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Spain-What Have We Learned?

• Main Authors: Elena Fresán-Ruiz (Author), Ana Carolina Izurieta-Pacheco (Author), Mònica Girona-Alarcón (Author), Juan Carlos de Carlos-Vicente (Author), Amaya Bustinza-Arriortua (Author), María Slocker-Barrio (Author), Sylvia Belda-Hofheinz (Author), Montserrat Nieto-Moro (Author), Sonia María Uriona-Tuma (Author), Laia Pinós-Tella (Author), Elvira Morteruel-Arizcuren (Author), Cristina Schuffelmann (Author), Yolanda Peña-López (Author), Sara Bobillo-Pérez (Author), Iolanda Jordan (Author), on behalf of the Pediatric- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic misuse in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) can lead to increased antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic-triggered side effects, hospital costs, and mortality. We performed a multicenter, prospective study, analyzing critically ill pediatric patients (≥1 month to ≤18 years) admitted to...