Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases SocietyHumansMeropenemAntimicrobial StewardshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsColombia
Implementing Sustainable Meropenem Stewardship in Pediatric Care: Experience from a Public Hospital in a Middle-Income Country.
Alejandro Díaz-Díaz, Jose Arias, Adriana Echavarría, Carolina Jiménez Álvarez, Juan Gonzalo Mesa-Monsalve
Published: 202610.1093/jpids/piaf116
Abstract
We evaluated a decade-long pediatric antimicrobial stewardship intervention targeting meropenem at a public hospital in Colombia. Structured preauthorization, prospective audit, and strengthened infection-control practices reduced meropenem use by >8…
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