In cancer patients, appropriate diagnosis and management of infection are frequently
challenging owing to subtle or atypical presentation. We investigated the effectiveness of …

The direct impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) and infectious disease (ID)
consultations on patients' clinical diagnoses remains unknown. We assessed their influence …

Objective We implemented a stepwise antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). This study
evaluated the effect of each intervention and the overall economic impact on carbapenem …

Background Little is known about the impact of infectious disease (ID) consultations on the
management of patients with cancer. This study aimed to describe the consultation services …

Objectives Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) have already demonstrated clinical
benefits. However, their effectiveness or safety in immunocompromised hosts needs to be …

Introduction There is an insufficient number of infectious disease (ID) physicians in Japan.
Hence, we considered a strategy to implement antimicrobial stewardship under these …

Limited data are available regarding part-time infectious disease consultations (IDCs) and
their importance in tertiary care teaching hospitals in Japan. This is a retrospective review of …

Introduction Days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC), a novel metric for both
antimicrobial volume and spectrum, was proposed to measure inpatient antimicrobial …

Given the concerns surrounding the overuse of carbapenem antibiotics in Japan, we
evaluated the impact of infectious disease consultation and a prospective carbapenem audit …

The profile and temporal trends of antimicrobial use were investigated at a university
hospital. Aggregate data were analyzed according to the ATC/DDD methodology. During …