Institution of an antibiotic stewardship programme for rationalising antibiotic usage: a quality improvement project in the NICU of a public teaching hospital in rural central India

• Manish Jain,
• Vikram Datta,
• Akash Bang,
• Vijayshri Deotale,
• Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy,
• Payal Meshram,
• Prachi Gawande,
• Karuna Kawhale,
• Pushpanjali Kamble

Affiliations

Manish Jain

Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, India

Vikram Datta

Department of Neonatology, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

Akash Bang

Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, India

Vijayshri Deotale

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India

Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy

Neonatology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Payal Meshram

Paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Prachi Gawande

Paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Karuna Kawhale

Paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Pushpanjali Kamble

Paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India