Treatment Modalities and Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives in the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infections

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) focus on improving the utilization of broad spectrum antibiotics to decrease the incidence of multidrug-resistant Gram positive and Gram negative pathogens. Hospital admission for both medical and surgical intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) commonly results i...

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Main Authors: Charles Hoffmann, Matthew Zak, Lisa Avery, Jack Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/5/1/11