Antimicrobial stewardship programs as a means to optimize antimicrobial use. Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.
Pharmacotherapy
; 24(7): 896-908, 2004 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-15303453
ABSTRACT
Each year, approximately 2 million people in the United States contract an infection during a hospital stay. An increasing percentage of these institutionally acquired infections are attributed to antimicrobial-resistant organisms. At the same time, studies and surveys suggest that as much as half of all antimicrobial use is inappropriate. Recommendations for preventing and reducing antimicrobial resistance in hospitals stress the importance of improving antimicrobial use, referred to as antimicrobial stewardship, at the institutional level. Antimicrobial stewardship programs have served as wake-up calls to both clinicians and health care administrators. We review the more recent literature concerning the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on costs, outcomes, and resistance and summarize important considerations for implementation of these programs.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sociedades Farmacêuticas
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Infecção Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pharmacotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos