Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in Settings Outside of Acute Hospitals
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial stewardship; behaviour change; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial prescribing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to everyone, including citizens, patients, and healthcare workers. AMR presents a critical and escalating global health challenge, contributing to 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019, including 87,500 deaths in the UK. By 2050, AMR is projected to cause 38.5 million global deaths, with severe implications for public health and economic stability, with the projected cost reaching GBP 79 trillion (USD 100 trillion) globally by 2050 if mitigation measures, including AMS, are not implemented.
In response, the UK AMR National Action Plan (NAP) 2024-2029 sets out a framework to prevent increases in drug-resistant infections, improve AMR knowledge by 10%, reduce antibiotic use by 5%, and ensure that 70% of antibiotics used in healthcare fall within the access category.
The ESPAUR report shows that over 80% of antibiotics are prescribed outside of the hospital setting; however, AMS expertise is concentrated in secondary care settings. In publishing this Special Issue, we aim to highlight AMS activities that can reduce the overuse of antibiotics and improve their implementation in settings other than acute hospitals in order to highlight AMS interventions in these settings and share best practices.
For this Special Issue, the submission of original research articles and reviews is welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: antimicrobial use, antimicrobial stewardship interventions, and interventions based on NAP commitments, all in settings outside of acute hospitals alongside AMS implementation and behaviour change research.
Dr. Monsey McLeod
Guest Editor
Dr. Naomi Fleming
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- antimicrobial stewardship
- antibiotic use
- community
- primary care
- mental health
- local authority
- care home
- public
- health and justice
- dental
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