Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Bloodstream Surveillance Program (BSP) in Hospitalized Patients

Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Guidance on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Adults

Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on critical haematological patients.

OBJECTIVE Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) have appeared as very useful tools in order to improve the use of antimicrobial agents. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of an ASP on haematological patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). METHODS A quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study, which included haematological patients admitted to an ICU and ...

Does An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Carbapenem Use Reduce Costs? An Observation in Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Inappropriate administration of antimicrobials has led to increased antibiotic resistance as well as burden of infectious diseases. Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) help prevent resistance through improved utilization of antimicrobial agents while potentially decrease costs of treatment. Method: We reviewed 186 infectious disease (ID) consultations from two internal disea...

379Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics: Role of Prospective-Audit with Real-Time Feedback

Background. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are an effective strategy to ensure that antimicrobial (AM) agents are used in accordance with scientific evidence to improve patient outcome, reduce the unnecessary use of AM and costs. We report the impact of the implementation of an ASP on AM use and pharmacy costs among hospitalized children Methods. In March 2012, active surveillance of...

Cost Analysis of Implementing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Plus Real-Time Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention for Bloodstream Infections.

Studies evaluating rapid diagnostic testing plus stewardship intervention have consistently demonstrated improved clinical outcomes for patients with bloodstream infections. However, the cost of implementing new rapid diagnostic testing can be significant, and such testing usually does not generate additional revenue. There are minimal data evaluating the impact of adding matrix-assisted laser ...