Zeinab Bazzi
Lebanon
Research Article
Impact of Stewardship Intervention on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
Author(s): Mohamad Ibrahim and Zeinab BazziMohamad Ibrahim and Zeinab Bazzi
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been found to be an effective method for minimizing antibiotic misuse.
Method: A study comparing the quality of antibiotic prescriptions between a one-year period before ASP implementation and a one-year period after its implementation. For each period, antimicrobial prescriptions were evaluated by an antimicrobial stewardship team and classified as appropriate or inappropriate.
Results: An improvement between Phase I and Phase II was found in all antibiotic therapies.
Discussion: The overall antibiotic inappropriate rate was 45.8% before implemented the stewardship program, which is relatively high and consistent with the findings of other studies mentioned in the literature.
Conclusion: Applying the st.. View More»
