Impact of a persuasive antimicrobial stewardship program on antibiotic use in patients admitted to emergency department for urinary tract infections: a multicentre prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spread of antibiotic resistance makes it necessary to implement Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Programs; the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of an AMS program in the management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in emergency setting.

Methods

A prospective multicentre study was conducted enrolling all adult patients admitted to one of the 8 emergency departments participating in the study with a diagnosis of UTI from February 2023 to July 2024. Only one of the eight centers received a persuasive AMS program. The primary outcome evaluated was the prevalence of empirical antimicrobial prescription belonging to Access class according to WHO classification in AMS and non-AMS ED; secondary outcomes included the prevalence of etiologial diagnosis, the clin

SUBMITTER: Macera M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature