Experience with developing antibiotic stewardship programmes in Serbia : potential model for other Balkan countries?
Kalaba, M. and Kosutic, J. and Godman, Brian and Radonjic, V. and Vujic, A. and Jankovic, S. and Srebro, D. and Z., Kalaba and Stojanovic, R. and Prostran, M. (2017) Experience with developing antibiotic stewardship programmes in Serbia : potential model for other Balkan countries? Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. ISSN 2042-6313 (In Press)
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Abstract
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and inappropriate use of antibiotics in children are important issues. Consequently, there is a need to develop comprehensive stewardship programmes even in hospitals with limited resources starting with children’s hospitals. Method: Retrospective observational analysis of antimicrobial utilization and resistance patterns over five years in a tertiary care children’s hospital in Serbia. Results: Cumulative AMR decreased but were still high, with high cumulative resistance rates among the most widely used antibiotics in the hospital. Total antibiotic use decreased from 2010 to 2014 although there was still high prescribing of reserved antibiotics. Conclusion: Concerns with inappropriate use, and high resistance rates, among some antibiotics used in the hospital are being used to develop guidance on future antibiotic use in this hospital, building on the recently introduced antibiotic stewardship programme, as well as encourage other hospitals in Serbia to review their policies.
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Item type: Article ID code: 62171 Dates: DateEvent26 October 2017Published26 October 2017AcceptedSubjects: Medicine > Pharmacy and materia medica Department: Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 28 Oct 2017 00:29 Last modified: 17 Apr 2024 00:28 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/62171