Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Implementation in a Saudi Medical City: An Exploratory Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in hospitals have long been shown to improve antimicrobials' use and reduce the rates of antimicrobial resistance. However, their implementation in hospitals, especially in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia, remains low. One of the main barriers to implementation is the lack of knowledge of how to implement them. This study aims to explore how an antimicrobial stewardship programme was implemented in a Saudi hospital, the challenges faced and how they were overcome, and the program outcomes. A key stakeholder case study design was used, involving in-depth semi-structured interviews with the core members of the ASP team and analysis of 35 ASP hospital documents. ASP implementation followed a top-down approach and involved an initial preparat

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8000012 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature