Policy brief : optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings
dc.contributor.author | Cloete, Jeane | |
dc.contributor.author | Karsas, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Chetty, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pillay, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Archary, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moore, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Reddy, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Balakrishna, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nakwa, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lancaster, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goga, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeena, P. | |
dc.contributor.email | jeane.cloete@up.ac.za | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-02T04:39:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-07-02T04:39:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | This policy brief document utilised an original published study from three academic hospitals in South Africa (SA) and all relevant published literature to develop recommendations on several strategies, summarised by the acronym ‘PRACTICE’, to optimise antimicrobial prescribing practices. These include implementing standardised policies for empirical antimicrobial use, routine review of antimicrobial therapy, age-specific antimicrobial stewardship programmes and continued collaborative efforts and research. Individualised treatment plans, improved infection prevention and control measures, ongoing surveillance and exploring electronic technology for antimicrobial stewardship are also crucial in combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and improving patient outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as SA. | |
dc.description.department | Paediatrics and Child Health | |
dc.description.librarian | am2025 | |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | |
dc.description.sponsorship | UNICEF with contributions from the South African Medical Research Council and partly supported by a grant awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. | |
dc.description.uri | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj | |
dc.identifier.citation | Cloete, J., Karsas, M., Chetty, T. et al. 2024, 'Policy brief : optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings', South African Medical Journal, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 26-30. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i4.1296. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i4.1296 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103084 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | South African Medical Association | |
dc.rights | © 2024 J Cloete, M Karsas, T Chetty, A Pillay, M Archary, D Moore, T Reddy, Y Balakrishna, F Nakwa, R Lancaster, A Goga, P Jeena. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. | |
dc.subject | Antimicrobial use | |
dc.subject | Hospital acquired infection | |
dc.subject | Paediatric antimicrobial use | |
dc.subject | Paediatric hospital acquired infection | |
dc.subject | Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) | |
dc.subject | Paediatric antimicrobial resistance | |
dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | |
dc.subject | Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) | |
dc.title | Policy brief : optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings | |
dc.type | Article |