Eight habits of highly effective antimicrobial stewardship programs to meet the joint commission standards for hospitals

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1134-1139

  Goff, Debra A ^a   Kullar, Ravina ^b   Bauer, Karri A ^b   File, Thomas M ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; joint commission standards

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RAPID TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021308799     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix065     Document Type: Article

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