Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Yuta Aizawa,
Junichi Suwa,
Hiroshi Higuchi,
Kahoru Fukuoka,
Mihoko Furuichi,
Tetsuji Kaneko,
Yoshihiko Morikawa,
Kaoru Okazaki,
Naoki Shimizu,
Yuho Horikoshi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piy031
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , pediatric intensive care unit , intensive care unit , antimicrobial , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , stewardship (theology) , emergency medicine , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , politics , political science , law , biology
We conducted an antimicrobial stewardship program in a pediatric intensive care unit. An interrupted time-series analysis revealed a significant reduction in level and trend of days of therapy per 1000 patient-days for antipseudomonal agents. No increase in adverse patient outcomes was found.
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