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(PAHOUnited StatesWashington, D.C., 2018)As a public good, antimicrobial medicines require rational use if their effectiveness is to be preserved. However, up to 50% of antibiotic use is inappropriate, adding considerable costs to patient care, and increasing ...
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Impact of a pharmacist-driven antimicrobial stewardship program in a private hospital in Costa Rica (2020)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To measure the impact generated by the implementation of the pharmacy-driven antimicrobial stewardship program of the Clínica Bíblica Hospital. Methods. This is a retrospective observational study ...
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(2020)[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Identificar intervenções efetivas para enfrentar a resistência a antimicrobianos em hospitais e possíveis barreiras para sua implementação. Métodos. Realizou-se uma síntese de evidências para a elaboração ...
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(2020)[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To examine published antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives in hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in order to characterize AMS terminology usage, geotemporality, and elements ...
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(2022)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To assess antibiotic use in three hospitals in three Caribbean countries based on data from 2013 and 2018 using the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List “Access, Watch, Reserve” (AWaRe) ...
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(2023)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To explore the antimicrobial stewardship policy landscape in three English-speaking Caribbean countries (Barbados, Guyana, and Saint Lucia) and examine the key enablers and challenges to the design ...