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Essential resources and strategies for antibiotic stewardship programs in the acute care setting.
This study measured the success of antibiotic stewardship programs to rates of antibiotic resistant disease. A survey was conducted of US stewardship programs using a cross-section of members of 3 infectious diseases subspecialty societies. Two-hundred forty-four respondents from a variety of acute care settings filled out the survey. Eighty-five percent of surveyed programs demonstrated at least 1 improved outcome in the prior 2 years. Every 0.50 increase in pharmacist and physician full-time equivalent (FTE) support predicted a 1.48-fold increase in demonstration effectiveness.
AHRQ-funded; HS023866.
Citation: Doernberg SB, Aboo LM, Burdette SD .
Essential resources and strategies for antibiotic stewardship programs in the acute care setting.
Clin Infect Dis 2018 Sep 28;67(8):1168-74. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy255..
Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotics, Critical Care, Medication