Antimicrobial stewardship program in a trauma centre of a tertiary care hospital in North India: Effects and implementation challenges.

This study aimed at evaluating the implementation challenges of an ASP intervention and its effect on antimicrobial prescriptions

From:
Department for International Development
Published
2 March 2019
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Verma, M, Shafiq, N, Tripathy, J.P., Nagaraja SB,

Abstract

Hospital-based Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) aim to optimize the usage of antimicrobials by employing a set of coordinated interventions. This study aimed at evaluating the implementation challenges of an ASP intervention in a tertiary trauma care centre in India and its effect on antimicrobial prescriptions.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Verma M, Shafiq N, Tripathy JP, Nagaraja SB, Kathirvel S, Chouhan DK, Arora P, Singh T, Jain K, Gautam V, Dhillon MS. Antimicrobial stewardship program in a trauma centre of a tertiary care hospital in North India: Effects and implementation challenges. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2019.

Antimicrobial stewardship program in a trauma centre of a tertiary care hospital in North India: Effects and implementation challenges

Published 2 March 2019