Antimicrobial stewardship

A number of definitions exist for antimicrobial stewardship. This one was created by the WHO:

A coherent set of actions that promote the responsible use of antimicrobials. This definition can be applied to actions at the individual level as well as the national and global level, and across human health, animal health and the environment.

Video definition by Dilip Nathwani, University of Dundee (UK).

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. A practical toolkit (WHO, 2019).

Antimicrobial stewardship: An e-book: From Principles to Practice (BSAC, 2021).