Antibiotic stewardship and nosocomial infection prevention in critically ill patients: a quality improvement program.
Nayá Saad CustódioLuana Fernandes MachadoGraziela Denardin LuckemeyerJuliana Devós SyrioIsabela Shumaher FrutuosoDebora Augusto Valverde ChanesLuciana Tirelli KaltenbacherMelissa Maia BrazMara Corrêa Lelles NogueiraJoelma Villafanha GandolfiSuzana Margareth Ajeje LoboPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2024)
Quality improvement actions focused primarily on antimicrobial management and prevention of healthcare-associated infection are feasible and have the potential to decrease antibiotic use and healthcare-associated infection rates.