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Multistep antimicrobial stewardship intervention on antibiotic prescriptions and treatment duration in children with pneumonia.

Sara RossinElisa BarbieriAnna CantaruttiFrancesco MartinolliCarlo GiaquintoLiviana Da DaltDaniele Doná
Published in: PloS one (2021)
This study shows that CPs are effective tools for an antibiotic stewardship program. Indeed, broad-spectrum antibiotics usage has dropped and amoxicillin prescriptions have increased after implementing the CAP CP-2015 and the 2019 update.
Keyphrases
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • young adults
  • intensive care unit
  • combination therapy