Impact of piperacillin-tazobactam shortage on meropenem use: implications for antimicrobial stewardship programs
Drug shortages pose a clear detriment to antimicrobial stewardship (AS) efforts. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of a piperacillin-tazobactam shortage on meropenem use, related costs, and associated changes in AS activity. A quasi-experimental quality improvement review compared adult patie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016301660 |