Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Hospitalised Children: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to the healthcare system. The rapid spread of the virus, laboratory burn-out, exhausted staff, diagnostic uncertainty and lack of guidelines cumulatively disrupted hospital antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. This scoping review evaluated how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the implementation of AMS, particularly within the context of clinical audits.

Methods

An initial trend analysis was performed using a database search from 2000 to 2022. This review was developed following PRISMA-Scr guidelines. Databases such as Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and CINAHL were searched using Medical Subject Headings and free text for 'Children', 'antimicrobial stewardship' and 'COVID-19'. Primary studies that reported data on an

SUBMITTER: Mohammed ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883052 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature