Antibiotic Stewardship in European Nursing Homes:Experiences From the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from the perspective of 4 European countries: the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. In these countries, a large variety of initiatives to develop and implement ABS in NHs have been introduced in recent years. Among these initiatives are national antibiotic prescribing surveillance systems, NH-specific prescribing guidelines, and national networks o... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Van Buul, Laura W.
Monnier, Annelie A.
Sundvall, Pär Daniel
Ulleryd, Peter
Godycki-Cwirko, Maciek
Kowalczyk, Anna
Lindbaek, Morten
Hertogh, Cees M.P.M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: Van Buul , L W , Monnier , A A , Sundvall , P D , Ulleryd , P , Godycki-Cwirko , M , Kowalczyk , A , Lindbaek , M & Hertogh , C M P M 2020 , ' Antibiotic Stewardship in European Nursing Homes : Experiences From the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden ' , Journal of the American Medical Directors Association , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 34-40.e1 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.005
Sprache: Englisch
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Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from the perspective of 4 European countries: the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. In these countries, a large variety of initiatives to develop and implement ABS in NHs have been introduced in recent years. Among these initiatives are national antibiotic prescribing surveillance systems, NH-specific prescribing guidelines, and national networks of healthcare institutions that exchange information and develop ABS policy. Several initiatives evolved as a result of political prioritization of antibiotic resistance, translated into national action plans. Experiences of the 4 countries with the presented initiatives may inspire other countries that aim to develop or improve ABS in the long-term care setting.