This Antimicrobial Prescribing and Stewardship Issue (volume 1) consist of manuscripts, including original research, review articles, case series, and opinion papers for topics related to antimicrobial (antibiotic, antifungal) stewardship, including: Disease-based/organism-based antimicrobial stewardship
Diagnostic stewardship
Influence of antimicrobial utilisation changes in antimicrobial resistance
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship on quality performance measures and patient outcomes
Novel antimicrobial stewardship education and training approaches or interventions aimed at the public and/or healthcare workers
Behavioural change approaches to antimicrobial stewardship
Collaborative practice agreements in antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship in special populations (e.g., paediatrics, geriatrics, emergency medicine, hematology/oncology)
Tackling AMR through antimicrobial stewardship in low- and middle-income countries
Antimicrobial stewardship for animal health
Antimicrobial stewardship in alternative settings (e.g., community practice, long-term care, and resource-limited small and rural hospitals)
Antimicrobial use and stewardship in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Global collaborations to tackle AMR through antimicrobial stewardship.