Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Before-and-After Study

O'Brien KM; Yılmaz T; Nakamura H

doi:10.7759/aams.2026.1186

AAMS Pediatrics · Vol. 7 · Issue 3 · 2026-03-01

Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Before-and-After Study

O'Brien KM, Yılmaz T, Nakamura H

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

DOI: 10.7759/aams.2026.1186

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Abstract

Multicenter before-and-after study assessing the impact of structured antibiotic stewardship programs on antimicrobial consumption, resistance patterns, and clinical outcomes in 8 PICUs.

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship, PICU, antimicrobial resistance, pediatric critical care

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