Cross-sectional survey to assess the status of antimicrobial stewardship programs in public Chilean hospitals

Ruth Rosales; Claudio González; José Valderrama; Tomás Reyes-Barros; Carmen Gloria Núñez; Báltica Cabieses; MUNITA SEPULVEDA, JOSE MANUEL; Tania Herrera

doi:10.1186/s13756-026-01703-0

Cross-sectional survey to assess the status of antimicrobial stewardship programs in public Chilean hospitals

Journal

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN

2047-2994

Date Issued

2026-03-17

Author(s)

Ruth Rosales

Claudio González

José Valderrama

Tomás Reyes-Barros

Carmen Gloria Núñez

Báltica Cabieses

MUNITA SEPULVEDA, JOSE MANUEL

Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo

Tania Herrera

Type

journal-article

DOI

10.1186/s13756-026-01703-0

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12268

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a leading cause of death worldwide, with the highest burdens in low-resource settings. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) are coordinated interventions designed to improve and measure the appropriate use of antimicrobials. In December 2020, the Ministry of Health of Chile mandated that all hospitals in the country implement an ASP, but there has been little rigorous, comparable information on the prevalence and types of ASP activities currently occurring in Chilean hospitals, which is critical for infection control officials and health decision-makers.