Antimicrobial stewardship: A collaborative partnership between infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 328-330

  Moody, Julia ^a   Cosgrove, Sara E ^b   Olmsted, Russell ^c   Septimus, Edward ^a   Aureden, Kathy ^d   Oriola, Shannon ^e   Patel, Gita Wasan ^f   Trivedi, Kavita K ^g  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c TRINITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d Sherman Hospital   (United States)

^e Sharp Metropolitan Medical Center   (United States)

^f HCA Supply Chain Services   (United States)

^g Center for Health Care Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84858819056     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665037     Document Type: Article

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