Journal
PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 593-607Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.5.593
Keywords
antimicrobial stewardship; guidelines; infectious diseases
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In 2007, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America published a document that addressed the major considerations for the justification, description, and conduct of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Our document is intended to continue the dialogue of these formalized programmatic strategies. We briefly review the guidelines, including the two primary strategies (prospective auditing with feedback, and preauthorization), and the supplemental strategies (education, information technology, transitional therapy, deescalation or streamlining, and dose optimization). Discussions are introduced or furthered in the areas of program goals, barriers and Solutions, and outcome measures. Definition and training of infectious diseases pharmacists are presented in detail. We offer keys to future success, which include Continued collaboration and expanded use of information technology
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