Background The use of the term 'antimicrobial stewardship'has grown exponentially in
recent years, typically referring to programmes and interventions that aim to optimize …

Summary Background The WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) antibiotic
classification framework aims to balance appropriate access to antibiotics and stewardship …

Purpose Behavioral economics recognizes that contextual, psychological, social, and
emotional factors powerfully influence decision-making. Behavioral economics has the …

Background Clinical antibiotic prescribing guidelines are essential in defining responsible
use in the local context. Our objective was to investigate the association between adherence …

Background Computerised decision-support systems (CDSSs) for antibiotic stewardship
could help to assist physicians in the appropriate prescribing of antibiotics. However, high …

Unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics in human healthcare is a major driver for
the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance; many countries are implementing …

Background In most countries, including France, data on clinical indications for outpatient
antibiotic prescriptions are not available, making it impossible to assess appropriateness of …

Objective To compare antibiotic sales in eight high-income countries using the 2019 World
Health Organization (WHO) Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) classification and the …

Background: Geographic trends in antibiotic prescribing show regional variation in antibiotic
overuse and antimicrobial resistance, posing a threat to global health care systems. This …

Objectives Antimicrobial stewardship programmes have focused on reducing inappropriate
inpatient antimicrobial prescribing, but several small studies have found a large portion of …