Impact of an antimicrobial time-out program on antimicrobial consumption rate in hospitalized patients: a quasi-experimental study on the national antimicrobial stewardship program in Iran
The antimicrobial time-out program was associated with a reduction in the use of antimicrobials, including imipenem, linezolid, and vancomycin and antifungals, such as caspofungin without increasing the length of stay and mortality rate. The NASP implementation can be recommended as a beneficial method for reducing the use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials.
Authors
- Esmaeil Mohammadnejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-3646)
- Amir‐mohammad Yaryari
- Yunes Panahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2504-8356)
- Arash Seifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-0315)
- Mitra Barati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3443-0266)
- Hossein Khalili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1590-6396)
- Mohammadreza Salehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-7586)
- Kousha Farhadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-225X)
- Erta Rajabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8061-5675)
- mohammad al arabi
Institutions
- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-025-00451-4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00