Impact of a long-term antibiotic stewardship program targeting fluoroquinolones in a French local hospital

A. Muller (1, 2) , K. Romand , D. Suplisson , J.F. Nattero , J. Leroy (1) , X. Bertrand (1, 2)

1 CHRU Besançon - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon
2 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are major antibiotics but their wide use in hospital and community settings has led to an increased bacterial resistance against this antibiotic class. We aimed to assess the efficiency of an antibiotic stewardship program targeting FQs in a local hospital, and its impact on bacterial resistance.

Mots clés: Bacterial resistance; Bon usage des antibiotiques; Fluoroquinolones; Résistance bactérienne; Antibiotic stewardship program

Domaines: Microbiologie et Parasitologie

A. Muller, K. Romand, D. Suplisson, J.F. Nattero, J. Leroy, et al.. Impact of a long-term antibiotic stewardship program targeting fluoroquinolones in a French local hospital. Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, 2019, 49 (6), pp.442-446. ⟨10.1016/j.medmal.2018.10.006⟩. ⟨hal-02315714⟩