The Infectious Diseases Society of America/Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America
(IDSA/SHEA) Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) guidelines and the Centers for Disease …

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a significant threat to global health
and food security, typically associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. The high …

Importance Antibiotic stewardship for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is an important quality
improvement target. Understanding how to implement successful antibiotic stewardship …

For decades, the performance of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) has been
measured by incidence rates of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile and other infections …

Background Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are challenging populations for
antimicrobial stewardship interventions due to a variety of reasons, including …

Objectives Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in resource-limited settings lacks models that
can be readily adapted to their settings. Here we discuss the impact of a combined strategy …

Background Little is known about the duration of antibiotic use in hospital settings. We
evaluated the duration of hospital antibiotic therapy for four commonly prescribed antibiotics …

Given the overuse of antimicrobials and increasing antimicrobial resistance, the World
Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend …

ABSTRACT Background: Bathing with 2% chlorhexidine (CHG) wipes is an important
measure regarding infection prevention in critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to …

Introduction Increased demands on infectious diseases (ID) pharmacists and providers may
result in targeted antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions. Internal medicine (IM) …