Implementing a Strategy for Monitoring Inpatient Antimicrobial Use Among Hospitals in the United States. (25th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fridkin, Scott K.; Srinivasan, Arjun
• Editors: Weinstein, Robert A.
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 58:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 401
• Page End: 406
• Publication Date: 2013-10-25
• Subjects: antibiotic stewardship -- patient safety -- antibiotic resistance -- antibiotic use -- healthcare-associated infections -- surveillance; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit710
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pursuing 3 distinct, complementary efforts focused on providing data for action, including facility-level use metrics for benchmarking across comparable patient care settings, national estimates of usage patterns using sentinel surveillance sites, and limited assessments using proprietary data. Abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pursuing 3 distinct, complementary efforts focused on providing data for action, including facility-level use metrics for benchmarking across comparable patient care settings, national estimates of usage patterns using sentinel surveillance sites, and limited assessments using proprietary data.