Effectiveness of an enhanced antibiotic stewardship programme among paediatric patients in a tertiary hospital in Vietnam

Evaluation of the impact before and after the application of an antimicrobial stewardship program at Dong Thap General Hospital, Vietnam, from 2017 to 2021

“…This failed to reach the WHO's target for the Access subgroup, which aims to account for at least 60% of total [ 15 ]. A similar case was reported in a study conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the Watch subgroup accounted for 78.1% [ 16 ]. Additionally, Eili Y. et al.…”

“…Additionally, the DDD fails to accurately assess patients with impaired renal function, as these individuals require antibiotic dosage adjustments, resulting in lower actual doses compared to other patients [ 25 ]. Moreover, the DDD measurement is not recommended for the paediatric population, which accounted for a third of the study population (33.52% and 28.09% in the pre-ASP and post-ASP periods, respectively) [ 16 ]. Therefore, it might not reflect the change in total antibiotic consumption for the overall population.…”