Antimicrobial stewardship principles in the evaluation of empirical carbapenem antibiotics in a private hospital in South Africa
Antimicrobial stewardship principles were mostly followed, except for correct indication of the antibiotic and de-escalation after culture results. This provided a potential opportunity for intervention to optimize de-escalation to non-carbapenem antibiotics.
Authors
- Elmien Bronkhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-5417)
- Phumzile Skosana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-2735)
- Rose Maboa
Institutions
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26