The Role of Stewardship in Addressing Antibacterial Resistance: Stewardship and Infection Control Committee of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group | Zendy

Deverick J. Anderson | Zendy; Timothy C Jenkins | Zendy; Scott Evans | Zendy; Anthony D. Harris | Zendy; Robert A. Weinstein | Zendy; Pranita D. Tamma | Zendy; Jennifer Han | Zendy; Ritu Banerjee | Zendy; Robin Patel | Zendy; Theoklis E. Zaoutis | Zendy; Ebbing Lautenbach | Zendy

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The Role of Stewardship in Addressing Antibacterial Resistance: Stewardship and Infection Control Committee of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group

Author(s) -

Deverick J. Anderson,

Timothy C Jenkins,

Scott Evans,

Anthony D. Harris,

Robert A. Weinstein,

Pranita D. Tamma,

Jennifer Han,

Ritu Banerjee,

Robin Patel,

Theoklis E. Zaoutis,

Ebbing Lautenbach

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw830

Subject(s) - stewardship (theology) , antibiotic stewardship , antimicrobial stewardship , medicine , antibacterial agent , resistance (ecology) , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , business , political science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , ecology , politics , law

Antibacterial resistance is increasing globally and has been recognized as a major public health threat. Antibacterial stewardship is the coordinated effort to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics with the aim to decrease selective pressure for multidrug-resistant organisms in order to preserve the utility of antibacterial agents. This article describes the activities of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) in the area of antibacterial stewardship. To date, the ARLG has focused intensely on development of rapid diagnostic tests, which (when coupled with educational and institutional initiatives) will enable the robust stewardship that is needed to address the current crisis of antibacterial resistance. In addition to exploring the effectiveness of stewardship techniques in community hospitals, the ARLG has also developed strategy trials to assess the feasibility of reducing antibacterial usage while preserving patient outcome.

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