Author/Editor		Allerberger, Franz; Frank, Annegret; Gareis, Roland; Čižman, Milan
Title		Antibiotic stewardship through the EU project "ABS International"
Type		članek
Source		Wien Klin Wochenschr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 120, št. 9-10
Publication year		2008
Volume		str. 256-63
Language		eng
Abstract		The increasing problem of antimicrobial resistance requires implementation of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programs. The project "ABS International--implementing antibiotic strategies for appropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals in member states of the European Union" was started in September 2006 in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. A training program for national ABS trainers was prepared and standard templates for ABS tools (antibiotic list, guides for antibiotic treatment and surgical prophylaxis, antibiotic-related organization) and valid process measures, as well as quality indicators for antibiotic use were developed. Specific ABS tools are being implemented in up to five healthcare facilities in each country. Although ABS International clearly focuses on healthcare institutions, future antimicrobial stewardship programs must also cover public education and antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
Descriptors		DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS BACTERIAL INFECTIONS CROSS INFECTION DISEASE OUTBREAKS HEALTH PROMOTION