Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections: The First Principle of Every Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Hospital Settings

Sartelli, Massimo; P. Marini, Corrado; McNelis, John; Coccolini, Federico; Rizzo, Caterina; M. Labricciosa, Francesco; Petrone, Patrizio

doi:10.3390/antibiotics13090896

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Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections: The First Principle of Every Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Hospital Settings

Published in Antibiotics • Sep 20, 2024

Authors:

Massimo Sartelli

Corrado P. Marini

John McNelis

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the main public health global burdens of the 21st century, responsible for over a million deaths every year. Hospital programs aimed at improving antibiotic use, referred to as antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs), can both optimize the treatment of infe...

Subject

Antimicrobial stewardship

Infection control

Antibiotic resistance

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