Background Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals
and the community, with a high proportion of potentially inappropriate use. Antibiotic misuse …

Importance Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. It is
important to identify the clinical symptoms and physical examination findings associated with …

Importance Antimicrobial resistance continues to spread rapidly at a global scale. Little
evidence exists on the association of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) with the …

Importance Interventions based on behavioral science might reduce inappropriate antibiotic
prescribing. Objective To assess effects of behavioral interventions and rates of …

Summary The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for
antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic …

Importance The development of antibiotics is considered among the most important
advances of modern science. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives. However …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now a global threat. Its emergence rests on antimicrobial
overuse in humans and food-producing animals; globalization and suboptimal infection …

Objectives To determine patterns of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in US adults, including
the use of broad-spectrum versus narrow-spectrum agents, to provide a description of the …

METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study using 2015–2016 claims data from a large
national commercial health plan, we identified ARI visits by children (0–17 years old) …

ObjectiveEvaluate the effect of outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs on
prescribing, patient, microbial outcomes, and costs. DesignSystematic …