Open AccessGrowing a “Positive Culture” of Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Community Hospital
Author(s) -
Valerie Leung,
Suzanne Gill,
Jaclyn Sauve,
Kelly Walker,
Carmine Stumpo,
Jeff Powis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the canadian journal of hospital pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-2903
pISSN - 0008-4123
DOI - 10.4212/cjhp.v64i5.1065
Subject(s) - antimicrobial stewardship , medicine , antimicrobial , clostridium difficile , pharmacist , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , adverse effect , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , family medicine , pharmacy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Promoting the appropriate use of antimicrobials is a core value of antimicrobial stewardship. Prospective audit and feedback constitute an effective strategy for reducing the cost and use of antimicrobials, as well as their adverse effects, such as infection with Clostridium difficile.
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