Impact of an antibiotic stewardship program on adherence to antibiotic prescription in children admitted with urinary tract infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections in children. The high variability in pathogen susceptibility rates leads to the lack of clear guidelines for empiric and targeted therapies. In this view, local microbiological surveillance and locally adapted stewardship interventions need to be implemented.

Objective

The study aims to describe the results of a pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program on antibiotic prescriptions for UTIs over 8 years in a pediatric general ward of a tertiary center.

Design

This quasi-experimental study was conducted between 2015 and 2022, with two different implementations, one in 2018 and one in 2021.

Methods

Demographic, clinical, microbiological, and therapeutic data were retrieved from t

SUBMITTER: Brigadoi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature