AUG 15, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Urinary Tract Infection Treatment Protocol in a Psychiatric Hospital Without Infectious Disease Support: A Before-After Study
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care
A single-centre before-after study with modest sample size and surrogate endpoints (prescribing quality, culture rates) shows meaningful improvements in antimicrobial stewardship practice, but lacks a concurrent control and hard clinical outcomes.
Reported
Sample size94
Phase I sample34
Phase II sample60