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- Title
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Review of Strategies to Avoid Polymyxins and Carbapenems Misuse in Low Middle-Income Countries.
- Authors
de Carvalho, Fabrício Rodrigues Torres; Telles, João Paulo; Tuon, Felipe Francisco Bodan; Rabello Filho, Roberto; Caruso, Pedro; Correa, Thiago Domingos
- Abstract
Antibiotics misuse and overuse are concerning issues worldwide, especially in low middle-income countries. These practices contribute to the increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance. One efficient strategy to avoid them is antimicrobial stewardship programs. In this review, we focus on the possible approaches to spare the prescription of polymyxins and carbapenems for the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, and Pseudomonas aeruginosas infections. Additionally, we highlight how to implement cumulative antibiograms and biomarkers to a sooner de-escalation of antibiotics.
- Subjects
ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship; MIDDLE-income countries; CARBAPENEMS; ANTIBIOTIC overuse; PSEUDOMONAS diseases
- Publication
Antibiotics (2079-6382), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 3, p378
- ISSN
2079-6382
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antibiotics11030378