Staphylococcus aureus - selective reporting of antibiogram results and its impact on antibiotic use: Interventional study with a reference group on the effect of switching from non-selective to selective antibiotic reporting

Staphylococcus aureus - selective reporting of antibiogram results and its impact on antibiotic use: Interventional study with a reference group on the effect of switching from non-selective to selective antibiotic reporting

Abstract Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies worldwide focus on optimising the use of antibiotics. Selective susceptibility reporting is recommended as an effective AMS tool although there is a lack of representative studies investigating the impact of selective susceptibility repo...

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Main Authors: Franka Lestin-Bernstein, Ramona Harberg, Ingo Schumacher, Lutz Briedigkeit, Oliver Heese, Kristina Biedermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
Staphylococcus aureus infection
Selective reporting of susceptibility testing
Selective antibiogram
Recommended daily dose (RDD)
Days of therapy (DOT)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-01021-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-01021-7

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