| Literature DB >> 28473007 |
Daniel J Livorsi1, Erin O'Leary2, Tamra Pierce3, Lindsey Reese3, Katharina L van Santen2, Daniel A Pollock2, Jonathan R Edwards2, Arjun Srinivasan2.
Abstract
The antimicrobial use (AU) option within the National Healthcare Safety Network summarizes antimicrobial prescribing data as a standardized antimicrobial administration ratio (SAAR). A hospital's antimicrobial stewardship program found that greater involvement of an infectious disease physician in prospective audit and feedback procedures was associated with reductions in SAAR values across multiple antimicrobial categories. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:721-723.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28473007 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.54
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254