Antimicrobial stewardship

by Gilchrist, Mark Laundy, Matthew Whitney, Laura, (Pharmacist)

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Title Statements

Full title :Antimicrobial stewardship / edited by Matthew Laundy, Mark Gilchrist, Laura Whitney.

Summary

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenges the treatment of clinical infections. Despite the decline in infectious diseases mortality rates, infections are more difficult to eliminate or contain in the host, resulting in poorer outcomes to treatment, longer hospital inpatient stays, and increased mortality. Written by international experts in the field and supported by the review of the available evidence, including example case studies, Antimicrobial Stewardship provides a practical how-to guide on this growing area. Divided into three sections, the first sets the scene, looking at the key problems of antimicrobial resistance. Section two examines and identifies the key components of an antimicrobial stewardship program. Finally, the book explores specialist areas of antimicrobial stewardship ranging from antimicrobial pharmacokinetics and dynamics, to near patient testing, and infection biomarkers. Antimicrobial Stewardship will be a valuable and practical resource for infection trainees, as well as specialists from the medical, pharmacy, and nursing professions -- Publisher's website.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 148 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780198758792, 0198758790
oclc:ocn945719092
LC Classification:QR177
Dewey Decimal:615.329

Subjects

Anti-Infective Agents -- administration… Anti-infective agents -- Therapeutic use Drug Prescriptions Drug resistance in microorganisms Drug Resistance, Microbial Health and Fitness Health and Wellbeing Micro-organismes -- Résistance aux médi…