TY - JOUR
T1 - Experience with developing antibiotic stewardship programmes in Serbia
T2 - potential model for other Balkan countries?
AU - Kalaba, M.
AU - Kosutic, J.
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - Radonjic, V.
AU - Vujic, A.
AU - Jankovic, S.
AU - Srebro, D.
AU - Z., Kalaba
AU - Stojanovic, R.
AU - Prostran, M.
N1 - © 2018 Future Medicine Ltd.
Marija Kalaba, Jovan Kosutic, Brian Godman [email protected], Vesela Radonjic, Ana Vujic, Slobodan Jankovic, Dragana Srebro, Zlatko Kalaba, Radan Stojanovic, and Milica Prostran, Experience with developing antibiotic stewardship programs in Serbia: potential model for other Balkan countries?, J. Comp. Eff. Res. (2018) 7(3), 247–25, https://doi.org/10.2217/cer-2017-0055
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and inappropriate use of antibiotics in children are important issues. Consequently, there is a need to develop comprehensive stewardship programmes even in hospitals with limited resources starting with children’s hospitals. Method: Retrospective observational analysis of antimicrobial utilization and resistance patterns over five years in a tertiary care children’s hospital in Serbia. Results: Cumulative AMR decreased but were still high, with high cumulative resistance rates among the most widely used antibiotics in the hospital. Total antibiotic use decreased from 2010 to 2014 although there was still high prescribing of reserved antibiotics. Conclusion: Concerns with inappropriate use, and high resistance rates, among some antibiotics used in the hospital are being used to develop guidance on future antibiotic use in this hospital, building on the recently introduced antibiotic stewardship programme, as well as encourage other hospitals in Serbia to review their policies.
AB - Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and inappropriate use of antibiotics in children are important issues. Consequently, there is a need to develop comprehensive stewardship programmes even in hospitals with limited resources starting with children’s hospitals. Method: Retrospective observational analysis of antimicrobial utilization and resistance patterns over five years in a tertiary care children’s hospital in Serbia. Results: Cumulative AMR decreased but were still high, with high cumulative resistance rates among the most widely used antibiotics in the hospital. Total antibiotic use decreased from 2010 to 2014 although there was still high prescribing of reserved antibiotics. Conclusion: Concerns with inappropriate use, and high resistance rates, among some antibiotics used in the hospital are being used to develop guidance on future antibiotic use in this hospital, building on the recently introduced antibiotic stewardship programme, as well as encourage other hospitals in Serbia to review their policies.
KW - Serbia
KW - antibiotic resistance
KW - antibiotic utilisation
KW - children
KW - hospitals
KW - stewardship programmes
UR - https://www.future-science-group.com/journalprofile/journal-of-comparative-effectiveness-research/
U2 - 10.2217/cer-2017-0055
DO - 10.2217/cer-2017-0055
M3 - Article
SN - 2042-6313
VL - 7
SP - 247
EP - 258
JO - Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
JF - Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
IS - 3
ER -