The use of bloodstream infection mortality to measure the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions: assessing the evidence

The use of bloodstream infection mortality to measure the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions: assessing the evidence

This review sets out to evaluate the current evidence on the impact of inappropriate therapy on bloodstream infections (BSI) and associated mortality. Based on the premise that better prescribing practices should result in better patient outcomes, BSI mortality may be a useful metric to evaluate ant...

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Main Authors: Sonali Coulter, Jason A. Roberts, Krispin Hajkowicz, Kate Halton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Antimicrobial stewardship
bloodstream infection
mortality
antibiotic resistance
ESKAPE organism
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/6849

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