Measuring antibiotic stewardship programmes and initiatives: an umbrella review in primary care medicine and a systematic review of dentistry
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Antibiotic stewardship aims to tackle the global problem of drug-resistant infections by promoting the responsible use of antibiotics. Most antibiotics are prescribed in primary care and widespread overprescribing has been reported, including 80% in dentistry. This review aimed to identify outcomes measured in studies evaluating antibiotic stewardship across primary healthcare. An umbrella review was undertaken across medicine and a systematic review in dentistry. Systematic searches of Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and Web of Science were undertaken. Two authors independently selected and quality assessed the included studies (using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for the umbrella review and Quality Assessment Tool for Studies with Diverse Designs for the systematic review). Metrics used to evaluate antibiotic stewardship programmes and interventions were extracted and categorized. Comparisons between medical and dental settings were made. Searches identified 2355 medical and 2704 dental studies. After screening and quality assessment, ten and five studies, respectively, were included. Three outcomes were identified across both medical and dental studies: All focused on antibiotic usage. Four more outcomes were found only in medical studies: these measured patient outcomes, such as adverse effects. To evaluate antibiotic stewardship programmes and interventions across primary healthcare settings, measures of antibiotic use and patient outcomes are recommended.
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Previous studies of dental ABS interventions have reported only antibiotic use, such as the quantity of antibiotics prescribed and rate of antibiotic use, for example prescriptions per patient treated.
“Previous studies of dental ABS interventions have reported only antibiotic use, such as the quantity of antibiotics prescribed and rate of antibiotic use, for example prescriptions per patient treated.17”
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- Authors
- Teoh, L., Sloan, A. J., McCullough, M. J., & Thompson, W.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Teoh, Leanne
- Venue
- Antibiotics
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-09-16
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 607
- ISSN
- 2079-6382 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7558917
- OpenAlex
- W3086308080
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 0.63
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- Funders
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (241616)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Keywords
- antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic overprescription, antibiotic resistance, primary care, dentistry, antibiotic prescribing, outcome measurement, antibiotic adverse effects
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