Antimicrobial Stewardship—from Projects to Standard of 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: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 157
Special Issue Editors
2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital and Medical Centre, and Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
Interests: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial use; health services research; digitalization of healthcare; medication safety; quality assurance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) remains central for combating antimicrobial resistance ensuring the safe use of antimicrobials. AMS has been shown to be effective and safe; however, its implementation varies widely. Despite successful local and national guidelines, programs and projects, achieving universal integration into standard care remains a challenge. This Special Issue aims to elucidate the gap between current AMS practices and AMS recommendations in different settings. We invite original research, reviews and case reports that address the following topics:
- Extent of the implementation of AMS recommendations;
- Feasibility of special AMS measures and programs;
- Results of AMS interventions;
- Sustainability of AMS projects;
- Risk factors, barriers and facilitators of AMS interventions and programs;
- Quality assurance in AMS;
- Use and efficacy of digital AMS tools;
- Innovative AMS projects.
This Special Issue aims to foster a broad dialogue on the evolution of AMS from isolated successes to standard of care, providing insights that can inform policy, practice and future research directions.
Dr. Gesche Först
Dr. Franky Buyle
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial stewardship
- antimicrobial use
- antibiotics
- implementation
- efficacy
- quality
- antimicrobial prescribing
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