Antibiotic Stewardship Program In Hospital -Principles And Guidelines

Antibiotic resistance is an important concern for the public health authorities at global level. Review on Hospital data showed higher and varied spectrum of resistance in different levels of health care. There is an urgent need to develop and strengthen antimicrobial policy, standard treatment guidelines, plan for containment of antimicrobial resistance and research related to public health aspects of antimicrobial resistance at hospital level. Antibiotic stewardship is a practice that promote rational use of antibiotic which means prescribing antibiotics only when necessary and, when antibiotics are considered necessary, promoting use of the appropriate agent(s), dose, duration, and route of therapy to optimize clinical outcomes while minimizing the unintended consequences of antibiotic use. This study discusses different principles and guideline for implementation of antibiotic stewardship in the hospital.