Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention interventions targeting healthcare-associated and carbapenem-resistant infections: a scoping review.

Objectives: This study assessed antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention (IP) interventions targeting healthcare-associated and carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infections, their key outcomes and the application of behaviour change principles in these interventions.

Design: This scoping review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines while focusing on acute healthcare settings in both low-to-middle income and high-income countries.

Data Sources: The databases searched were MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science and CINAHL between 22 April 2020 and 30 September 2020.