Antimicrobial stewardship program benefits lost once audits discontinued In order for antimicrobial stewardship programs to see continued success, the audit and clinician feedback processes need to be ...

Documentation of fiscal and clinical outcomes is required for sustainability of most antimicrobial stewardship programs. While studies have confirmed the positive effects of antimicrobial stewardship ...

1 Guidelines were developed for the empirical treatment of common infectious diseases. 2 Criteria were developed for iv.-to-oral conversion of levofloxacin. Patients receiving iv. levofloxacin were ...

Dr. Spivak is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. She established and serves as Co-Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at University of Utah Health and the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Antibiotic overuse contributes to the ...

A survey of Children’s Hospital Association hospitals finds only 38 percent of member hospitals have an antimicrobial stewardship program in place, according to a study published in Infection Control ...

Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare have conducted a first-of-its-kind survey to identify and stratify antimicrobial stewardship programs into four different groups—a first step toward studying ...

Antimicrobial drug stewardship has been shown to help reduce microbial resistance and the spread of infections from multi-drug resistant organisms. A new study has shown how one such program may have ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (April 12, 2023) — Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) ...

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) reduce antibiotic prescriptions and consumption of antibiotics, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Kyaw Zay ...

Twenty-two New Jersey hospitals were recognized by the Department of Health earlier this month for developing top performing antimicrobial stewardship programs. The New Jersey Antimicrobial ...