Antifungal Stewardship in Invasive Fungal Infections, a Systematic Review

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INTRODUCTION: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are a group of life-threatening diseases associated with significant morbidity, mortality and high healthcare costs. Some modern management programs known as AFS (antifungal stewardship programs) have now been developed. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the different declinations of antifungal stewardship programs (AFPs).

METHODS: Articles were systematically reviewed using the PRISMA checklist 2020. EMBASE and MEDLINE/PubMED were searched using the term "antifungal stewardship" (2012-2022 data) on 2 January 2023. Eligible studies were those that described an AFS and included an intervention, performance evaluation and outcome measures.

RESULTS: A total of 22/796 studies were included. Approximately two-thirds (16) were published between 2018 and 2022. 16 (72.7%) stated a minimal complete AFS team. 12 (54.5%) adopted a non-compulsory AFS approach, 6(27.3%) had an Educational AFS and 4(18.2%) a compulsory AFS. Cost analyses of 12 studies showed a decrease for 7 (31.8%) compared to an increase for 5 (22.7%). In terms of outcomes, 18 studies showed a lower (10;45.5%) or the same (8;36.4%) pre-post intervention mortality rate.

CONCLUSION: AFS programs seem to be related to lower costs and better outcomes and should thus be implemented in tandem with antimicrobial stewardship programs.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advances in experimental medicine and biology - (2024) vom: 10. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Procacci, Cataldo [VerfasserIn]
Marras, Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Maurmo, Leonarda [VerfasserIn]
Vivanet, Grazia [VerfasserIn]
Scalone, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Bertolino, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]

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AFS
Antifungal stewardship
Antifungal stewardship outcomes
Antifungal stewardship program
Antifungal stewardship review
IFI
Invasive fungal infection
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Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/5584_2024_798

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NLM368265773