Do antimicrobial stewardship programs improve the quality of care in ICU patients diagnosed with infectious diseases following consultation? Experience in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Gamze Gürsoy,
Ömrüm Uzun,
Gökhan Metan,
Mehmet Yıldırım,
Melda Bahap,
Kutay Demirkan,
Arzu Topeli̇,
Seda Banu Akıncı,
Mehmet Akif Topçuoğlu,
Mustafa Berker,
Gülşen Hazırolan,
Murat Akova,
Serhat Ünal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.315
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , septic shock , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care medicine , de escalation , antibiotic resistance , pneumonia , sepsis , antimicrobial , antibiotic stewardship , public health , intensivist , intervention (counseling) , antibiotics , intensive care , emergency medicine , nursing , chemistry , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
One of the most important public health concerns is the ever-growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Importantly, the rate of introduction of new molecules into clinical practice has slowed down considerably. Moreover, the rapid emergence of resistance shortens the effective 'lifespan' of these molecules.
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