Reduction in broad-spectrum antimicrobial prescriptions by primary care pediatricians following a multifaceted antimicrobial stewardship program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2016, following the Italian "National Plan to Contrast Antimicrobial Resistance", Campania Region has implemented an antimicrobial stewardship program, including the obligation to associate an appropriate International Classification of Diseases-9 code to each antibiotic prescription, the publication of schemes for empirical antibiotic therapy and educational interventions.

Methods

To evaluate the impact of these interventions on the prescribing habits of family pediatricians, we conducted a retrospective cohort study (January 2016-December 2020), including all patients registered in an associate practice of Primary Care Pediatricians. We collected data on antibiotic prescriptions through a specific study management software; our primary outcomes were the an

SUBMITTER: Pagano F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9853423 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature