TY - JOUR
T1 - Antimicrobial stewardship
T2 - A collaborative partnership between infection preventionists and health care epidemiologists
AU - Moody, Julia
AU - Cosgrove, Sara E.
AU - Olmsted, Russell
AU - Septimus, Edward
AU - Aureden, Kathy
AU - Oriola, Shannon
AU - Patel, Gita Wasan
AU - Trivedi, Kavita K.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - It is clear that the widespread and injudicious use of antimicrobials has greatly increased the presence of MDROs that threaten the health of all. There is worldwide acknowledgement that this threat is growing, and that prudent use of antimicrobials combined with infection prevention can prevent harm and improve patient safety. Antimicrobial stewardship programs must harness the talents of all members of the health care team to effectively identify the organism, determine its susceptibility, institute any precautions required, and prescribe the narrowest-acting antibiotic that will destroy it. IPs/HEs play a pivotal role in this approach, by assisting with early organism and infected patient identification, by promoting compliance with standard and transmission-based precautions and other infection prevention strategies such as care bundle practices, hand hygiene, and by educating staff, patients, and visitors.
AB - It is clear that the widespread and injudicious use of antimicrobials has greatly increased the presence of MDROs that threaten the health of all. There is worldwide acknowledgement that this threat is growing, and that prudent use of antimicrobials combined with infection prevention can prevent harm and improve patient safety. Antimicrobial stewardship programs must harness the talents of all members of the health care team to effectively identify the organism, determine its susceptibility, institute any precautions required, and prescribe the narrowest-acting antibiotic that will destroy it. IPs/HEs play a pivotal role in this approach, by assisting with early organism and infected patient identification, by promoting compliance with standard and transmission-based precautions and other infection prevention strategies such as care bundle practices, hand hygiene, and by educating staff, patients, and visitors.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.001
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 22381221
AN - SCOPUS:84857749095
VL - 40
SP - 94
EP - 95
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
SN - 0196-6553
IS - 2
ER -