Sustaining the Continued Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Preterm Infants.
Tommaso ZiniFrancesca MiselliChiara D'EspositoLucia FidanzaRiccardo Cuoghi CostantiniLucia CorsoSofia MazzottiCecilia RossiEugenio SpaggiariKatia RossiLicia LugliLuca BedettiAlberto BerardiPublished in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2024)
AS is feasible in preterm VLBW infants, and antibiotic use can be safely reduced. AS interventions, namely, the shortening of antibiotic courses in uninfected infants, can be sustained over time with periodic clinical audits and daily discussion of antimicrobial therapies among staff members.