Impact of the Acceptance of the Recommendations Made by a Meropenem Stewardship Program in a University Hospital: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Jorge Alba Fernandez (Author), Jose Luis del Pozo (Author), Jose Leiva (Author), Mirian Fernandez-Alonso (Author), Irene Aquerreta (Author), Azucena Aldaz (Author), Andres Blanco (Author), Jose Ramón Yuste (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) promote appropriate antimicrobial use. We present a 4-year retrospective study that evaluated the clinical impact of the acceptance of the recommendations made by a meropenem-focused ASP. A total of 318 meropenem audits were performed. The ASP team (comprisin...