Effect of an educational antimicrobial stewardship programme on antibiotic prescriptions' appropriateness in three medical units of a large university hospital: an interrupted time series analysis
The same educational AMS programme led to variable results in terms of antibiotic appropriateness in three medical units with similar structural and organizational features. Larger and more tailored high-quality AMS interventional studies are needed to better understand the impact of educational programmes on the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions.
Authors
- Emanuele Rando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-9584)
- Alessia Frater
- Rita Murri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-5458)
- Flavio Sangiorgi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7267-8068)
- Carlo Torti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7631-5453)
- Francesca Giovannenze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6972-6470)
- Pierluigi Del Vecchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-912X)
- Federico Frondizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5295-6341)
- Eugenia Magrini
- Beatrice Liguoro
- Maya Manuela Gross
- Massimo Fantoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-8460)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.05.017
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52