Quality indicators for appropriate inpatient antibiotic use: results from two national surveys in Italy, 2016–2022
This study provided a mapping of prescribing activity at national level, and defined measurable quality indicators, through which strengths and areas for improvement in prescribing practices were identified.
Authors
- Costanza Vicentini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-2463)
- Stefano Bazzolo
- Fortunato D’Ancona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-2924)
- Antonino Russotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-2240)
- Silvia Corcione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2949-4297)
- Carla Maria Zotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3898-1206)
- Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-0130)
- Dario Gamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7309-3224)
- Roberta Bussolino
- Marta Castagnotto
- Claudia Gastaldo
Institutions
- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Department of Medical Sciences (BY)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.03.007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- European Commission
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Ministero della Salute
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca