Impact of a Carbapenem Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Patient Outcomes

• Main Authors: Seah, Valerie Xue Fen, Ong, Rina Yue Ling, Lim, Ashley Shi Yuan, Chong, Chia Yin, Tan, Natalie Woon Hui, Thoon, Koh Cheng
• 其他作者: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2018
• 主題: Antimicrobial Stewardship; Pediatric
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87248; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44363
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) aim to improve appropriate antimicrobial use. However, concerns of the negative consequences from accepting ASP interventions exist, particularly when deescalation or discontinuation of broad-spectrum antibiotics is recommended. Hence, we sought to evaluate...