Background Care bundles are a set of three to five evidence-informed practices performed
collectively and reliably to improve the quality of care. Care bundles are used widely across …

In recent years, the global public health community has increasingly recognized the
importance of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the fight to improve outcomes, decrease …

Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship
interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a …

Background. Integration of rapid diagnostic testing via matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) with antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) …

Antimicrobial stewardship is a bundle of integrated interventions employed to optimize the
use of antimicrobials in health care settings. While infectious-disease-trained physicians …

Bacterial infections are a frequent cause of hospitalization, and nosocomial infections are an
increasingly common condition, particularly within the acute/critical care setting. Infection …

Candidemia and other forms of candidiasis are associated with considerable excess
mortality and costs. Despite the addition of several new antifungal agents with improved …

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have made immense strides in optimizing
antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral use in clinical settings. However, although ASPs are …

During recent years, inappropriate antifungal use has contributed to the global increase in
antifungal resistance and has played a role in the shift in the aetiology of invasive fungal …

Objectives To assess the quality of antifungal use, to propose a point score for this
evaluation and to estimate the potential economic savings of an antifungal stewardship …