SynthesisBMC public health2023
Antimicrobial stewardship implementation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the acute care settings: a systematic review.
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- Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship in Nigeria: Qualitative and Quantitative Insights into Barriers, Enablers, and Implementation Strategies (2015-2025).Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Mapping the landscape of mathematical models for antimicrobial resistance: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: Six Years of Data from a Western Romanian Hospital.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Early antibiotic review and AWaRe prescribing in respiratory infections before vs during COVID-19: a two-hospital retrospective cohort study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Determinants of prescribing behaviour of antibacterial drugs in Europe and use of appropriate nomenclature in the literature.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- UK Parliament's antimicrobial resistance inquiry: translating evidence into crisis-resilient action.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Review
- Beyond the Virus: The Collateral Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Consumption, Microbial Resistance, and Pharmacoeconomics.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Observational
- Seasonal variations and the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on antimicrobial stewardship and antibiotic prescribing in a UK secondary care setting to combat antimicrobial resistance-a pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Novel survey distribution methods: impact on antimicrobial resistance research outcomes.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Shorter and Longer Antibiotic Durations for Respiratory Infections: To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance-A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study in a Secondary Care Setting in the UK.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Antibiotic prescribing to inpatients in Limpopo, South Africa: a multicentre point-prevalence survey.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Article
- WHO AWaRe classification for antibiotic stewardship: tackling antimicrobial resistance - a descriptive study from an English NHS Foundation Trust prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Rational Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics According to Regulatory Guidelines in Hospitalized Patients: A Descriptive Study.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPRArticle
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Abstract
introductionAntibiotics are widely administered for various indications, leading to increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in acute care hospitals. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) effective strategies should be used to maintain the rational use of antibiotics and decrease the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
aimThis systematic literature review aims to investigate the AMS intervention Before-the-pandemic (BP) and During-the-pandemic (DP) from the literature. DESIGN AND
settingSystematic literature review of primary studies on AMS implementation in acute care settings.
methodsRelevant studies published between 2000 and March 2021 were obtained from Medline (via PubMed), OVID, CINAHL, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Psych Info, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, OpenGrey, and Google Scholar, using a comprehensive list of search terms. Public Health England (PHE) toolkit was agreed upon as a gold standard for the AMS implementation.
resultsThere were 8763 articles retrieved from the databases. Out of these, 13 full-text articles met the inclusion criteria for the review. The AMS implementation was identified in the included studies into AMS strategies (Core strategies & Supplemental strategies), and AMS measures BP and DP.
conclusionThis Systematic literature review summarises AMS implementation strategies and measures all over the previous 20 years of research. There are many lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic. The proper selection of the AMS implementation strategies and measures appeared to be effective in maintaining the appropriate use of antibiotics and decreasing the AMR threat, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies are required to provide empirical data to evaluate the AMS implementation and identify which of these strategies and measures were effective BP and DP. In order to be prepared for any emergency/crisis or future pandemics.
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