منابع مشابه
Biomarker-guided antifungal stewardship policies for patients with invasive candidiasis
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are among the life-threatening issues in patients with impaired immune system. High administration of antifungals in these patients imposes a heavy economic burden on the national health system. In addition, despite the usually expensive antifungal regimens, the mortality rate due to fungal infections is still high, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives pe...
متن کاملAntifungal stewardship in a tertiary hospital.
BACKGROUND The inappropriate use of antifungals is an important health problem related to increasing adverse effects, unnecessary cost and promotion of resistant and emerging fungal infections. Despite its relevance, many health institutions assign few resources to improve prescribing practices. AIMS To evaluate the efficiency of an antifungal stewardship programme (ASP) centered on restricte...
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OBJECTIVES To assess the quality of antifungal use, to propose a point score for this evaluation and to estimate the potential economic savings of an antifungal stewardship programme. METHODS From December 2010 to January 2011, we identified 100 adult inpatients receiving systemic antifungals. Antifungal use was evaluated by means of a predefined score that considered indication, drug selecti...
متن کاملTraining should be the first step toward an antifungal stewardship program.
The frequency of use of systemic antifungal agents has increased significantly in most tertiary centers. However, antifungal stewardship has received very little attention. The objective of this article was to assess the knowledge of prescribing physicians in our institution as a first step in the development of an antifungal stewardship program. Attending physicians from the departments that p...
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The resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs is a major issue for public health, with important consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and resource use. The phenomenon is so serious that in some areas of the world resistant strains to all available drugs have been selected. Many conditions may result in the development of resistance: they include the indiscriminate or inapprop...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Flora the Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1300-932X,2602-2842
DOI: 10.5578/flora.57205