Effective Antibiotic Conservation by Emergency Antimicrobial Stewardship During a Drug Shortage.

ABSTRACT: We present the first description of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) used to successfully manage a multi-antimicrobial drug shortage. Without resorting to formulary restriction, meropenem utilization decreased by 69% and piperacillin-tazobactam by 73%. During the shortage period, hospital mortality decreased (P=.03), while hospital length of stay remained unchanged. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:356-359.

SUBMITTER: Hsueh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8011860 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature