Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Quality improvement study showing significant compliance improvements across multiple antibiotic stewardship metrics without harm, but using process measures rather than hard clinical outcomes and lacking a concurrent control arm.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Single-center retrospective cohort with suboptimal diagnostic performance (42.9% sensitivity), small MRSA sample size (n=7), and acknowledged limitations that preclude clinical decision-making; suggests need for larger prospective work.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
A descriptive analysis of prescribing patterns across clinic types using administrative data, identifying variation and opportunities for intervention but without comparison to guidelines, outcomes, or a control group to establish whether prescribing is inappropriate.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
This is a descriptive implementation report of an antimicrobial stewardship programme in a single tertiary hospital and two satellite sites in Nigeria, with no control group, no quantified clinical outcomes, and no comparative data on patient or resistance impacts.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Single-center point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing patterns over a 3-day period; descriptive findings identify local stewardship gaps but lack a comparator, control group, or intervention outcome to establish causality or effectiveness.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
This is a pilot feasibility and instrument validation study with a very small sample (n=8) testing survey clarity and comprehension, not a clinical or implementation outcome.