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  • Infectious disease management
  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Public health

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  • Less than 50% of acute care facilities currently implement antimicrobial stewardship programs.
  • Inappropriate antimicrobial use contributes to antimicrobial resistance and adverse health outcomes.
  • Stewardship interventions are vital for optimizing antimicrobial prescribing practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review strategies for expanding antimicrobial stewardship to all healthcare settings.
  • To highlight the impact of stewardship in facilities lacking formal programs.
  • To promote universal adoption of antimicrobial stewardship.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing stewardship interventions.
  • Analysis of novel strategies for program implementation.
  • Case studies of successful stewardship in diverse healthcare settings.

Main Results:

  • Targeting vulnerable areas can enhance stewardship effectiveness.
  • Novel strategies can increase the reach of stewardship interventions.
  • Stewardship demonstrates significant impact even in facilities without formal programs.

Conclusions:

  • Antimicrobial stewardship should be a universal practice in healthcare.
  • Expanding stewardship to underserved areas is feasible and impactful.
  • Continued innovation is needed to overcome barriers to universal stewardship adoption.