Effects of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatrics

Effects of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatrics

Abstract Purpose This study aims to determine the effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program based on a Clinical Pathway (CP) to improve appropriateness in perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP). Materials and methods This pre-post quasi-experimental study was conducted in a 12 month...

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Main Authors: Daniele Donà, Dora Luise, Enrico La Pergola, Genni Montemezzo, Annachiara Frigo, Rebecca Lundin, Theoklis Zaoutis, Piergiorgio Gamba, Carlo Giaquinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis
Antimicrobial stewardship
Clinical pathway
Pediatric surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0464-z

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