TY - JOUR
T1 - New Horizons for Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship
AU - Goldman, Jennifer L.
AU - Newland, Jason G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support: J.L. Goldman is supported by a CTSA grant from NCATS awarded to the University of Kansas Medical Center for Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research # KL2TR000119 . The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or NCATS.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Antibiotic resistance remains a major health threat and the overuse of antimicrobials contributes to this serious problem. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are effective in decreasing the inappropriate use of antimicrobials. The development of pediatric ASPs is increasing and these programs have proven effective in optimizing antimicrobial use in children. The value of ASPs is gaining recognition and the expansion of stewardship into additional health care settings is expected. Collaborative efforts are underway among pediatric ASPs to enhance best practices and develop efficient and effective strategies to minimize unnecessary antimicrobial use in children.
AB - Antibiotic resistance remains a major health threat and the overuse of antimicrobials contributes to this serious problem. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are effective in decreasing the inappropriate use of antimicrobials. The development of pediatric ASPs is increasing and these programs have proven effective in optimizing antimicrobial use in children. The value of ASPs is gaining recognition and the expansion of stewardship into additional health care settings is expected. Collaborative efforts are underway among pediatric ASPs to enhance best practices and develop efficient and effective strategies to minimize unnecessary antimicrobial use in children.
KW - Antimicrobial resistance
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Pediatrics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84952872314&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26154663
AN - SCOPUS:84952872314
SN - 0891-5520
VL - 29
SP - 503
EP - 511
JO - Infectious disease clinics of North America
JF - Infectious disease clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -