[HTML][HTML] Decreased antimicrobial resistance and defined daily doses after implementation of a clinical culture-guided antimicrobial stewardship program in a local …

CT Wu, CL Chen, HY Lee, CJ Chang, PY Liu… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to report the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program
(ASP) guided by clinically significant cultures in a hospital to assess its pharmaceutical …

Long-term outcomes of an antimicrobial stewardship program implemented in a hospital with low baseline antibiotic use

TC Jenkins, BC Knepper, K Shihadeh… - infection control & …, 2015 - cambridge.org
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the long-term outcomes of an antimicrobial stewardship program
(ASP) implemented in a hospital with low baseline antibiotic use. DESIGNQuasi …

Implementing an antibiotic stewardship program at a long-term acute care hospital in Detroit, Michigan

A Mushtaq, RA Awali, S Chandramohan… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The objective of the study was to assess health care providers'(HCPs)
knowledge and attitude toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and implement an …

An audit-based, infectious disease specialist-guided antimicrobial stewardship program profoundly reduced antibiotic use without negatively affecting patient …

H Nilholm, L Holmstrand, J Ahl… - Open forum …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are increasingly implemented in hospital
care. They aim to simultaneously optimize outcomes for individual patients with infections …

Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on antimicrobial utilization, bacterial susceptibilities, and financial expenditures at an academic medical center

TT Timbrook, JM Hurst, JA Bosso - Hospital Pharmacy, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have the potential to improve
patient outcomes, decrease microbial resistance, increase patient safety, and decrease …

[HTML][HTML] A stepwise introduction of a successful antimicrobial stewardship program: Experience from a tertiary care university hospital in Western, Saudi Arabia

MM Alawi, BM Darwesh - Saudi medical journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives To analyze and evaluate the safety and cost-effectiveness of a gradually-
implemented antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in a tertiary care center. Methods …

Outcomes associated with a thrice‐weekly antimicrobial stewardship programme in a 253‐bed community hospital

N Vettese, J Hendershot, M Irvine… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objectives Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP s) have been
shown to decrease antimicrobial resistance, reduce hospital‐acquired infections and …

An institutional review of antimicrobial stewardship interventions

H Cao, K Phe, GA Laine, HR Russo, KS Putney… - Journal of global …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to combat increasing rates of bacterial resistance, many institutions have
implemented antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) to improve antibiotic use. To …

Non-restrictive antimicrobial stewardship program in a general and emergency surgery unit

M Sartelli, FM Labricciosa, L Scoccia, J Bellesi… - Surgical …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: The goal of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) is to prevent the
emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance and reduce adverse drug events, optimizing the …

Long-term efficacy of comprehensive multidisciplinary antibiotic stewardship programs centered on weekly prospective audit and feedback

T Kimura, A Uda, T Sakaue, K Yamashita, T Nishioka… - Infection, 2018 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the long-term effects of comprehensive antibiotic stewardship
programs (ASPs) on antibiotic use, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and clinical outcomes …