Antimicrobial guidelines often fail at the bedside due to resource constraints, diagnostic delays, workload pressures, and behavioral factors. A pragmatic, context-adapted stewardship approach—focusing on low-hanging, high-impact interventions, local data, and behavior change—can bridge the gap between protocols and real-world practice, improving antibiotic use and patient outcomes.
From Antimicrobial Guidelines to Ground Reality: Why Protocols Fail at the Bedside?
