Executive Summary: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. (26th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barlam, Tamar F.; Cosgrove, Sara E.; Abbo, Lilian M.; MacDougall, Conan; Schuetz, Audrey N.; Septimus, Edward J.; Srinivasan, Arjun; Dellit, Timothy H.; Falck-Ytter, Yngve T.; Fishman, Neil O.; Hamilton, Cindy W.; Jenkins, Timothy C.; Lipsett, Pamela A.; Malani, Preeti N.; May, Larissa S.; Moran, Gregory J.; Neuhauser, Melinda M.; Newland, Jason G.; Ohl, Christopher A.; Samore, Matthew H.; Seo, Susan K.; Trivedi, Kavita K.
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 62:Number 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1197
• Page End: 1202
• Publication Date: 2016-04-26
• Subjects: antibiotic stewardship -- antibiotic stewardship programs -- antibiotics -- implementation; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw217
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a multidisciplinary expert panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The panel included clinicians and investigators representing internal medicine, emergency medicine, microbiology, critical care, surgery, epidemiology, pharmacy, and adult and pediatric infectious diseases specialties. These recommendations address the best approaches for antibiotic stewardship programs to influence the optimal use of antibiotics.