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Effective Antibiotic Conservation by Emergency Antimicrobial Stewardship During a Drug Shortage
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Drug ShortageFormulary RestrictionAntimicrobial ChemotherapyAntibiotic ResistanceDrug ResistanceAntimicrobial StewardshipHealthcare-associated InfectionEmergency Antimicrobial StewardshipAntimicrobial TherapyInfection ControlAntimicrobial ResistanceHospital EpidemiologyFirst DescriptionAntimicrobial PharmacokineticsAntimicrobial SusceptibilityAntibioticsAntimicrobial Stewardship ProgramPatient SafetyAntimicrobial AgentsAntimicrobial PharmacodynamicsMedicineEmergency MedicineEffective Antibiotic Conservation
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.
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