Carbapenem stewardship: positive impact on hospital ecology

Carbapenem stewardship: positive impact on hospital ecology

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INTRODUCTION: Excessive group 2 carbapenem use may result in decreased bacterial susceptibility. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact of a carbapenem stewardship program, restricting imipenem and meropenem use. METHODS: Ertapenem was mandated for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections in the abs...

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Main Authors: Ana Lucia Lei Munhoz Lima, Priscila Rosalba Domingos de Oliveira, Adriana Pereira de Paula, Karine Dal-Paz, João Nóbrega de Almeida Jr, Cássia da Silva Félix, Flávia Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
carbapenems
drug resistance
bacterial ecology
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