Pathogen-Negative Sepsis—An Opportunity for 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...

Community-Based Prescribing for Impetigo in Remote Australia: An Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship

BACKGROUND To support antibiotic prescribing for both hospital and community-based health professionals working in remote North Western Australia, a multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Committee was established in 2013. This Committee is usually focused on hospital-based prescribing. A troubling increase in sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim resistance in Staphylococcus aureus antibiog...

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...

Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICCs): An Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Customized order-entry sets can prevent antiretroviral prescribing errors: a novel opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship.

BACKGROUND Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are at increased risk for medication errors during transitions of care between the outpatient and inpatient settings. This can lead to treatment failure or toxicity. Previous studies have emphasized the prevalence of medication errors in such patients, but few have reported initiatives to preve...