Algorithm Antimicrobial Stewardship Establish adequate, institution-specific budget Create department headed by ID physician and pharmacist Install IT capability Data collection Protocols
Formulary Rules
Auditing routine
(Assure 24/7 coverage)
Interventions Acute/Critical/Immediate Outcomes
Abbreviations ID, infectious disease; IT, information technology
Sources Drew RH, White R, MacDougall C, Hermsen ED, Owens RC Jr., on behalf of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists on Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Pharmacotherapy. 2009;29(5):593-607. Dellit TH , Owens RC, McGowan JE Jr, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, Paterson DL, Fishman NO, Carpenter CF, Brennan PJ, Billeter M, Hooton TM; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;44(2):159-77.
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