An Infectious Diseases Physician-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Small Community Hospital Associated With Improved Susceptibility Patterns and Cost-Savings After the First Year | Zendy

Shandra R. Day | Zendy; Dennis W. Smith | Zendy; Karen Harris | Zendy; Heather L. Cox | Zendy; Amy J. Mathers | Zendy

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An Infectious Diseases Physician-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Small Community Hospital Associated With Improved Susceptibility Patterns and Cost-Savings After the First Year

Author(s) -

Shandra R. Day,

Dennis W. Smith,

Karen Harris,

Heather L. Cox,

Amy J. Mathers

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofv064

Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , community hospital , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antimicrobial , rural community , stewardship (theology) , family medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , demography , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , sociology , politics , law , political science , biology

The importance of antimicrobial stewardship is increasingly recognized, yet data from community hospitals are limited. Despite an initially low acceptance rate, an Infectious Diseases physician-led program at a 70-bed rural hospital was associated with a 42% decrease in anti-infective expenditures and susceptibility improvement in Pseudomonas aeruginosa over 3 years.

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