Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship
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چکیده
Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish look at any the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided
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Linking antimicrobial prescribing to antimicrobial resistance in the ICU: before and after an antimicrobial stewardship program.
Antimicrobials are an effective treatment for many types of infections, but their overuse promotes the spread of resistant microorganisms that defy conventional treatments and complicate patient care. In 2009, an antimicrobial stewardship program was implemented at Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH, Toronto, Canada). Components of this program were to alter the fraction of patients prescribed antimicro...
متن کاملAntimicrobial stewardship: Improving antibiotic prescribing practice in a respiratory ward.
International efforts have mandated guidelines on antibiotic use and prescribing, therefore the focus is now on encouraging positive behavioral changes in antibiotic prescribing practice. Documentation of indication and intended duration of antibiotic use in drug charts is an evidence-based method of reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. It is also a standard detailed in our local anti...
متن کاملAntimicrobial 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...
متن کاملAntimicrobial 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...
متن کاملAn antimicrobial stewardship program improves antimicrobial treatment by culture site and the quality of antimicrobial prescribing in critically ill patients
INTRODUCTION Increasing antimicrobial costs, reduced development of novel antimicrobials, and growing antimicrobial resistance necessitate judicious use of available agents. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) may improve antimicrobial use in intensive care units (ICUs). Our objective was to determine whether the introduction of an ASP in an ICU altered the decision to treat cultures from...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of prescribing practice
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2631-8385', '2631-8393']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.8.302