Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec | Zendy

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec

Author(s) -

Vincent Nault,

Mathieu Beaudoin,

Daniel J. G. Thirion,

Michel Gosselin,

Benoît Cossette,

Louis Valiquette

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2008/845651

Subject(s) - antimicrobial stewardship , antimicrobial , medicine , pharmacy , pharmacist , acute care , clostridium difficile , family medicine , antibiotic resistance , health care , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , economic growth , economics

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and quantitative monitoring of antimicrobial use are required to ensure that antimicrobials are used appropriately in the acute care setting, and have the potential to reduce costs and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile. Currently, it is not known what proportion of Quebec hospitals have an ASP and/or monitor antimicrobial use.

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