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Editorial

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain: Programs for Optimizing the Use of Antibiotics (PROA) in Spanish Hospitals

by
Juan P. Horcajada
1,*,
Santiago Grau
2,
José Ramón Paño-Pardo
3,
Antonio López
4,
Antonio Oliver
5,
José M. Cisneros
6 and
Jesús Rodriguez-Baño
7
1
Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital del Mar, Infectious Pathology and Antimicrobials Research Group (IPAR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Passeig Marítim 25, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2
Service of Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Infectious Pathology and Antimicrobials Research Group (IPAR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Passeig Marítim 25, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
3
Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, IIS Aragón, Avda. San Juan Bosco, 15, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
4
Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS), Calle Campezo 1, 28022 Madrid, Spain
5
Service of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdiSBa), Ctra Valldemossa 79, 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
6
Department of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
7
Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Dr. Fedriani nº 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2018, 8(3), 109-112; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1137
Submission received: 3 June 2018 / Revised: 3 July 2018 / Accepted: 3 August 2018 / Published: 3 September 2018

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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) activities are intended for the optimization of antimicrobial use in the clinical setting [...]

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Horcajada, J.P.; Grau, S.; Paño-Pardo, J.R.; López, A.; Oliver, A.; Cisneros, J.M.; Rodriguez-Baño, J. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain: Programs for Optimizing the Use of Antibiotics (PROA) in Spanish Hospitals. GERMS 2018, 8, 109-112. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1137

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Horcajada JP, Grau S, Paño-Pardo JR, López A, Oliver A, Cisneros JM, Rodriguez-Baño J. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain: Programs for Optimizing the Use of Antibiotics (PROA) in Spanish Hospitals. GERMS. 2018; 8(3):109-112. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1137

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Horcajada, Juan P., Santiago Grau, José Ramón Paño-Pardo, Antonio López, Antonio Oliver, José M. Cisneros, and Jesús Rodriguez-Baño. 2018. "Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain: Programs for Optimizing the Use of Antibiotics (PROA) in Spanish Hospitals" GERMS 8, no. 3: 109-112. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1137

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Horcajada, J. P., Grau, S., Paño-Pardo, J. R., López, A., Oliver, A., Cisneros, J. M., & Rodriguez-Baño, J. (2018). Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain: Programs for Optimizing the Use of Antibiotics (PROA) in Spanish Hospitals. GERMS, 8(3), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1137

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