Sustaining stewardship: longitudinal evaluation of an integrated antimicrobial programme in the ICU
This study demonstrates the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of an ICU-AMS programme, achieving high recommendation acceptance and sustained reductions in broad-spectrum antimicrobial use. Continued efforts should focus on optimizing stewardship practices, addressing barriers to acceptance, and evaluating compensatory prescribing patterns.
Authors
- Ashmitha Thomas
- Shanti Narayanasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6667-2868)
- Sara Vogrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1597-9421)
- A Batrouney
- S Motaganahalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6739-0424)
- Stephen Warrillow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7240-4106)
- Jason A. Trubiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-6367)
- Sharmila Khumra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-8652)
- Misha Devchand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8326-149X)
- Gemma K Reynolds
Institutions
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag086
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00