Get Smart in Healthcare to Preserve the Power of Antimicrobials: Antimicrobial Stewardship

Authors

  • Rajeshwar Reddy Kasarla Department of Microbiology, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal https://orcid,org/0000-0001-5422-2328
  • Sidhy Choudhary Senior Resident, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Aishwarya Verma Intern Doctor, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
  • Ritesh Sharma MBBS Final Years, Universal College of Medical, Sciences, Bhairawa, Nepal
  • Laxmi Pathak Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/mjen.v3i01.67449

Keywords:

Antibiotic stewardship, Drug resistance, Hospital antibiogram

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the alarming health hazard to mankind. Unnecessary antibiotic usage leads to drug resistance, predisposes to opportunistic infections in immunodeficient and unnecessary economical loss to patient. This manuscript compiles & describes how crucial is Antimicrobial stewardship programs recommendations, strategies and implementation. Awareness and execution of institutional stewardship programs leads to better patient management, halt development of drug resistance and spread of resistant strains. This review is undertaken with an aim to discuss the development of an effective antimicrobial stewardship program and the key components and operating principles, and execution of these programs at healthcare facilities.

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Reddy Kasarla, R., Choudhary, S., Verma, A., Sharma, R., & Pathak, L. (2024). Get Smart in Healthcare to Preserve the Power of Antimicrobials: Antimicrobial Stewardship. Medical Journal of Eastern Nepal, 3(01), 41–49. https://doi.org/10.3126/mjen.v3i01.67449

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 01 (2024)

Section

Review Articles

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