ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Story of Perseverance, Challenges, and Goals.
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- Reported Dosing-Related Medication Errors Involving Systemic Antibiotics in the Brazilian Pharmacovigilance Database (2018-2025): Distribution Across the WHO AWaRe Classification.Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 2026Article
- Assessment of the Prioritization of Diagnostics in National Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship from a One Health perspective.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Reassessing antimicrobial resistance governance in Latin America: the case for antimicrobial consumption as the primary metric of implementation success.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Caribbean under the radar? A scoping review of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales across the region.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship interventions reduce the time to the first antibiotic administration in septic patients in ICUs: regional multicenter study in 7 Latin American high-complexity hospitals.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2025Article
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- Fighting antimicrobial resistance in Brazil: strengthening diagnostic stewardship, antimicrobial stewardship, and policies for a healthier future.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- A one health perspective on multidrug-resistant bacterial infections: integrated approaches for surveillance, policy and innovation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: actions and education in Brazilian pediatric intensive care units.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship programs in a Mexican private healthcare system: a self-assessment of core elements.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Trends in Antimicrobial Consumption in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Costa Rica from 2017 to 2021: A Comparative Analysis of Defined Daily Doses per 100 Bed Days and per 100 Discharges.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An Epidemiologic Study of Bacterial Culture and Antibiotic Susceptibility Analyses in Captive Macaques and Marmosets at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2024Article
- Antibiotic point prevalence survey and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized patients across Peruvian reference hospitals.Journal of infection and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of the Five-Year Intervention of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on the Optimal Selection of Surgical Prophylaxis in a Hospital without Antibiotic Prescription Restrictions in Costa Rica: A Retrospective Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major global health threats. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has been set as a priority within international action plans to combat this issue. The region of Latin America and the Caribbean are recognized for their high antimicrobial resistance rates; nevertheless, a low number of studies describing implemented interventions for this topic have been published. This review aims to provide an overview of the status of AMS in our region, focusing on the main progress achieved and describing the different published efforts made by countries towards the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP). Common areas of intervention included were (a) education approaches, (b) antimicrobial guideline implementation and monitoring, (c) diagnostic stewardship, (d) technological tools: electronic clinical decision support systems in AMS, (e) pharmacy-driven protocols and collaborative practice agreements, and (f) economic impact. The search demonstrated the varied interventions implemented in diverse healthcare settings; the results accentuate their influence on antimicrobial consumption, antimicrobial resistance, clinical outcomes, and direct economic impact. The integration of multiple strategies within each hospital was highlighted as an essential key to ASP success. Even though the literature found demonstrated clear progress, there is still a special need for strengthening leadership from the top down, defining goals based on needs, and gaining support through policy and financing in LAC.
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