Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Implementation at a Community Hospital Affiliated with a Regional Health System
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Clinical and economic outcomes of a prospective antimicrobial stewardship program.
PURPOSE A pre-post analysis of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) involving the use of data-mining software to prospectively identify cases for ASP intervention was conducted. METHODS The investigators evaluated clinical outcomes and cost metrics before and after implementation of the ASP, which entailed daily physician review of summary reports on all adult inpatients receiving antim...
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017