Introduction of an antifungal stewardship programme targeting high-cost antifungals at a tertiary hospital in Cambridge, England | Zendy

Christianne Micallef | Zendy; Sani H. Aliyu | Zendy; R. Santos | Zendy; Nicholas M. Brown | Zendy; Denise Rosembert | Zendy; David Enoch | Zendy

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Introduction of an antifungal stewardship programme targeting high-cost antifungals at a tertiary hospital in Cambridge, England

Author(s) -

Christianne Micallef,

Sani H. Aliyu,

R. Santos,

Nicholas M. Brown,

Denise Rosembert,

David Enoch

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv040

Subject(s) - antifungal , tertiary care , stewardship (theology) , medicine , echinocandins , antibiotic stewardship , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , family medicine , fluconazole , antibiotics , political science , biology , caspofungin , antibiotic resistance , dermatology , politics , law

Antifungal stewardship aims to promote the optimal use of antifungals through the careful selection of agents based on patient profile, target organism, toxicity, costs and the likelihood of emergence and spread of resistance.

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