1050. Impact of Weekend Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Services

The impact of an infectious diseases specialist-directed computerized physician order entry antimicrobial stewardship program targeting linezolid use.

To the Editor—The utilization of various antimicrobial stew-ardship program (ASP) strategies such as prior authorization, prescriber feedback and education, and antibiotic order forms have demonstrated favorable impacts on antibiotic utilization in academic settings. 1-4 To facilitate the implementation of ASPs, institutions have designed computer systems allowing physician/provider order entry...

Antimicrobial peptides and infectious diseases

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are genetically encoded, evolutionarily ancient defence molecule, which act as primary effectors of the innate immune system. Although their origin dates back to the 1920s, research on AMPs has gained momentum relatively recently after the discovery of the underlying mechanisms of innate immunity and their modulation by AMPs. In mammals, the source of AMPs is mainl...

Use of simulation for antimicrobial stewardship Infectious Disease fellowship curriculum

Impact of Routine Infectious Diseases

To the Editor—Jenkins et al. [1] analyzed the role of routine infectious diseases consultation on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. The study did not show, however, a statistical difference in terms of treatment failure (such as bacteremia recurrence or death) between the group of patients who received routine infectious diseases consultation and the group of patients who did not receive it. Wi...

Antimicrobial stewardship.

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing; however, antimicrobial drug development is slowing. Now more than ever before, antimicrobial stewardship is of the utmost importance as a way to optimize the use of antimicrobials to prevent the development of resistance and improve patient outcomes. This review describes the why, what, who, how, when, and where of antimicrobial stewardship. Techniques of...