Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Strategies in Critical Care
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 November 2025 | Viewed by 584
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antibiotics; critical care; sepsis; immune dysfunction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antibiotic stewardship in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is crucial for enhancing patient outcomes and combating antibiotic resistance. Patients in the ICU often have or acquire severe infections, making them vulnerable to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. Effective stewardship programs promote the appropriate use of these medications, ensuring that antibiotics are prescribed only when necessary and that the right drug, dose, and duration are selected.
Implementing stewardship practices in ICUs can lead to a significant reduction in antibiotic resistance, a major global health concern. This reduction can directly improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Thus, an effective stewardship program involves regular review of antibiotic prescriptions, education for healthcare professionals, and the use of protocols to streamline antibiotic therapy.
Despite the certain relevance of stewardship programs, there are still many knowledge gaps in this field: How should stewardship programs be implemented, and what would we aim for regarding infection control? What antibiotic strategies should be implemented in different ICUs to decrease antibiotic resistance? Are there differences between polyvalent ICUs and surgical, cardiac, or neurocritical ICUs? Is it possible to decrease antibiotic time in severe infections apart from pneumonia or secondary peritonitis, and how far can we go? These are just some of the questions requiring scientific answers.
In this Special Issue, we will accept any outstanding article in this field. Together we will make a difference, improve stewardship practices in ICUs, and improve infection control.
Dr. Susana M. Fernandes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infection prevention
- critical care
- sepsis
- stewardship practices
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