Aditi Ramakrishnan1, Payal K Patel2. 1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA. 2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System and the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights several of the successes in antimicrobial stewardship seen in the largest integrated healthcare system in the USA, the Veterans Health Administration. RECENT FINDINGS: Since deploying antimicrobial stewardship programs on a national scale in the Veterans Health Administration, decreases in overall antimicrobial use and Clostridioides difficile infections have been observed. Concurrent infection prevention initiatives have also contributed to these improvements in the Veterans Health Administration. SUMMARY: By embracing multidisciplinary stewardship teams, focusing on education and research in the field of antimicrobial stewardship, and leveraging the vast data available within the national system, the Veterans Health Administration has made substantial advances in antimicrobial stewardship.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights several of the successes in antimicrobial stewardship seen in the largest integrated healthcare system in the USA, the Veterans Health Administration. RECENT FINDINGS: Since deploying antimicrobial stewardship programs on a national scale in the Veterans Health Administration, decreases in overall antimicrobial use and Clostridioides difficile infections have been observed. Concurrent infection prevention initiatives have also contributed to these improvements in the Veterans Health Administration. SUMMARY: By embracing multidisciplinary stewardship teams, focusing on education and research in the field of antimicrobial stewardship, and leveraging the vast data available within the national system, the Veterans Health Administration has made substantial advances in antimicrobial stewardship.
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Keywords:
Antimicrobial stewardship; Clostridioides difficile infections; Multidisciplinary; Veterans Health Administration
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