Evaluating a Pharmacy-Driven 72-Hour Antibiotic Monitoring Program Implemented in a Community Hospital

Evaluating a Pharmacy-Driven 72-Hour Antibiotic Monitoring Program Implemented in a Community Hospital

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programs commonly utilize infectious diseases pharmacists to guide appropriate utilization of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Strategies should be developed to increase staff pharmacist’s participation in decreasing broad-spectrum antibiotic use. Objective: The p...

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Main Authors: Doyen, S. (Author), Patel, V. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2021
Subjects:
abdominal infection
adult
aged
antibiotic agent
antimicrobial stewardship
Article
bacteremia
bone infection
carbapenem derivative
communicable disease
community hospital
daptomycin
drug cost
drug monitoring
drug therapy
drug use
education
electronic medical record
endocarditis
ertapenem
female
hospital policy
human
infection
infection control
infectious arthritis
infectious diseases
major clinical study
male
medical record review
medication process
meropenem
pharmacist
pharmacists
pharmacy (shop)
physician
pneumonia
prescription
retrospective study
skin infection
soft tissue infection
staff training
urinary tract infection
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