Tag: antimicrobial resistance

November 12, 2025 / mohammed looti

Antibiotic Stewardship: Improving Patient Outcomes

Definition and Scope of Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotic stewardship (AS) is defined as a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials, improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms. This enterprise is inherently multidisciplinary, requiring collaboration among clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, and public health officials. However, the […]

November 17, 2025 / mohammed looti

Antibiotics: Attitudes, Use & Misuse

Introduction to Attitudes toward Antibiotics Attitudes toward antibiotics represent a critical area of study within health psychology, forming the crucial link between individual beliefs, social norms, and the global public health crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). An attitude, psychologically defined, is an evaluative judgment—favorable or unfavorable—concerning an object, person, or event, comprised typically of affective […]