The impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in paediatric emergency departments and primary care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics remain the most prescribed medicine in children worldwide, but half of the prescriptions are unnecessary or inappropriate, leading to an increase in antibiotic resistance. This study aims to systemically review the effects of different Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes (ASPs) on reducing the rates of both antibiotic prescriptions and changes in antimicrobial resistance, and on the economic impact in paediatric emergency departments (PED) and primary care settings.

Materials and methods

Embase, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library were systematically searched, combining Medical Subject Heading and free-text terms for 'children' and 'antimicrobial' and 'stewardship'. The search strategy involved restrictions on dates (from 1 January 2007 to 30 December 2020)

SUBMITTER: Brigadoi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature