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MDPI, Antibiotics, 12(11), p. 1776, 2022

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11121776

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Impact of a Primary Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Bacterial Resistance Control and Ecological Imprint in Urinary Tract Infections

Journal article published in 2022 by Alfredo Jover-Sáenz, María Isabel Gracia Vilas, David de la Rica Escuin, Sonia Minguet Vidal, Maria Fernanda Ramirez Hidalgo, Tridle-Irblleida) on behalf of Translational Research Group on Infectious Diseases of Lleida (Head Group, María Ramírez-Hidalgo, Alba Bellés Bellés, Esther Ribes Murillo, Meritxell Batlle Bosch, Meritxell Batlle Bosch, José Cayado Cabanillas, José Cayado Cabanillas, Sònia Garrido-Calvo, María Isabel Gracia Vilas and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are a central component in reducing the overprescription of unnecessary antibiotics, with multiple studies showing benefits in the reduction of bacterial resistance. Less commonly, ASPs have been performed in outpatient settings, but there is a lack of available data in these settings. We implemented an ASP in a large regional outpatient setting to assess its feasibility and effectiveness. Over a 5-year post-implementation period, compared to the pre-intervention period, a significant reduction in antibiotic prescription occurred, with a reduction in resistance in E. coli urinary isolates. ASP activities also were found to be cost-effective, with a reduction in medication prescription.