Use of Meropenem in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Costa Rica and Its Role in the Era of Antimicrobial Stewardship

Chacón-González, Constanza; Rivera-Salgado, Daniel; Brenes-Chacón, Helena; Naranjo-Zuñiga, Gabriela; Ávila-Agüero, María Luisa

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“…It is possible that the lack of economic resources with no research infrastructure in Latin American health systems makes the process of reporting and publishing data regarding this topic difficult with some information, such as personal communications or information in non-indexed journals [52]. Publications found in the literature on LA in the pediatric population are related to the use of specific antibiotics or the use of antimicrobials in specific illnesses like a diarrheic disease [13,14,25].…”

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Regional Perspective of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin American Pediatric Emergency Departments

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Naranjo-Zuñiga

2023

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Antibiotic stewardship (AS) programs have become a priority for health authorities to reduce the number of infections by super-resistant microorganisms. The need for these initiatives to minimize the inadequate use of antimicrobials is essential, and the election of the antibiotic in the emergency department usually impacts the choice of treatment if the patients need hospital admission, becoming an opportunity for antibiotic stewardship. In the pediatric population, broad-spectrum antibiotics are more likely to be overprescribed without any evidence-based management, and most of the publications have focused on the prescription of antibiotics in ambulatory settings. Antibiotic stewardship efforts in pediatric emergency departments in Latin American settings are limited. The lack of literature on AS programs in the pediatric emergency departments in Latin America (LA) limits the information available. The aim of this review was to give a regional perspective on how pediatric emergency departments in LA are working towards antimicrobial stewardship.

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Regional Perspective of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin American Pediatric Emergency Departments

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Naranjo-Zuñiga

2023

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Use of Meropenem in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Costa Rica and Its Role in the Era of Antimicrobial Stewardship

Abstract: Chacón-González et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Regional Perspective of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin American Pediatric Emergency Departments

Regional Perspective of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin American Pediatric Emergency Departments

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