Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale
17 | The empirical use of antibiotics in hospital and territorial settings: guidelines from a Provincial Health Authority in Calabria as a tool for antimicrobial stewarship
Background. Antimicrobial stewardship implements initiatives to promote the appropriate and informed use of antibiotics, including in cases of empirical therapy, to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens. The Medical Directorate of a Provincial Health Authority in Calabria in operational collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Area, issues corporate guidelines on the empirical use of antibiotics combining hospital protocols based on microbial epidemiology (DCA N. 72/2020, Calabria Region) with territorial protocols for …