172. Antimicrobial Stewardship in High-risk Pediatric Patients

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatric Intensive Care

Team Composition IDSA recommends that ASPs be multidisciplinary, including a pediatric infectious disease physician leader, a clinical pharmacist (preferably with infectious disease training), a clinical microbiologist, an information system specialist, an infection prevention specialist, and a hospital epidemiologist.1,2 Nguyen-Ha et al2 described a more limited ASP team with decreased drug st...

Characteristics of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative

In response to the growing epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) have been rapidly implemented in the United States (US). This study examines the prevalence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) seven core elements of a successful ASP within a large subset of US Children's Hospitals. In 2016, a survey was conducted of...

Automated Metrics for Potential Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship

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...

Antimicrobial stewardship

Antimicrobial stewardship is an emerging field currently defined by a series of strategies and interventions aimed toward improving appropriate prescription of antibiotics in humans in all healthcare settings. The ultimate goal is the preservation of current and future antibiotics against the threat of antimicrobial resistance, although improving patient safety and reducing healthcare costs are...