Antibiotic stewardship: a call for action by the urologic community

Eur Urol. 2013 Sep;64(3):358-60. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.05.044. Epub 2013 May 29.

Abstract

Increasing antibiotic resistance and lack of new antibiotics in the near future calls for a variety of coordinated strategies called "Antibiotic stewardship", to improve antibiotic use with the goal of enhancing patient health outcomes and reducing emergence of resistance to antibiotics.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Infections / transmission
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial* / genetics
  • Genotype
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Humans
  • Infection Control* / methods
  • Infection Control* / standards
  • Phenotype
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Failure
  • Urology* / methods
  • Urology* / standards

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents