Antimicrobial resistance has become a global problem. Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in Europe (EU). As a first step for antimicrobial stewardship (AS) implementation, clinical pathways (CP) outlining standard of care for acute otitis media (AOM), and group A streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were developed and implemented in our pediatric emergency department (PED) in collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Aims. The primary aim of this study was to assess changes in antibiotic prescription one year after the CP implementation for AOM, GAS pharyngitis and CAP; secondary aim was to compare treatment failure before and after CPs implementation. M...
The containment measures following COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced airway infections, but they...
Background: Several guidelines for the management of respiratory tract infections in children are av...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently published its new guidelines for the treatment...
Introduction The Italian antimicrobial prescription rate is one of the highest in Europe, and antibi...
Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in Europe. As a first step ...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in...
BackgroundSince 2016, following the Italian “National Plan to Contrast Antimicrobial Resistance”, Ca...
Antimicrobial stewardship programs represent efficacious measures for reducing antibiotic overuse an...
Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated antibiotic prescr...
Comprehensive data are needed to monitor antibiotic prescribing and inform stewardship. We aimed to ...
Background Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated antibi...
Background: Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals and the co...
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated anti...
BACKGROUND: Point prevalence surveys have been used in several studies to provide immediate and easi...
Antibiotic therapy represents one of the most common interventions in pediatric intensive care units...
The containment measures following COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced airway infections, but they...
Background: Several guidelines for the management of respiratory tract infections in children are av...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently published its new guidelines for the treatment...
Introduction The Italian antimicrobial prescription rate is one of the highest in Europe, and antibi...
Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in Europe. As a first step ...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in...
BackgroundSince 2016, following the Italian “National Plan to Contrast Antimicrobial Resistance”, Ca...
Antimicrobial stewardship programs represent efficacious measures for reducing antibiotic overuse an...
Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated antibiotic prescr...
Comprehensive data are needed to monitor antibiotic prescribing and inform stewardship. We aimed to ...
Background Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated antibi...
Background: Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals and the co...
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drugs. Many studies have evaluated anti...
BACKGROUND: Point prevalence surveys have been used in several studies to provide immediate and easi...
Antibiotic therapy represents one of the most common interventions in pediatric intensive care units...
The containment measures following COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced airway infections, but they...
Background: Several guidelines for the management of respiratory tract infections in children are av...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently published its new guidelines for the treatment...