Antimicrobial stewardship

by Gilchrist, Mark Laundy, Matthew Whitney, Laura

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Antibiotic resistance threatens the effective prevention and treatment of infections. Antimicrobial Stewardship provides a practical guide on this growing area, supported by the review of the available evidence, including example case studies.

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

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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:1 online resource : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780191076572, 0191076570, 9780191818684, 0191818682
oclc:ocn953969242
LC Classification:QR177
Dewey Decimal:615.7/92

Cover; Antimicrobial stewardship; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations and glossary; Contributors; Section 1 Setting the scene and starting up; 1 The international and national challenges faced in ensuring the prudent use of antibiotics; 2 What are the principles and goals of antimicrobial stewardship?; 3 Managing behaviours social, cultural, and psychological aspects of antibiotic prescribing and use; 4 Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship programme; Section 2 Components of an antimicrobial stewardship programme; 5 Managing antimicrobials on the shop floor

6 Measuring antibiotic consumption and outcomes7 Measuring and feeding back stewardship; 8 Information technology in antimicrobial stewardship; Section 3 Special areas in antimicrobial stewardship; 9 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of antimicrobials; 10 The role of the microbiology laboratory in antimicrobial stewardship; 11 Antimicrobial stewardship in the immunocompromised patient; 12 Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting; 13 Surgical prophylaxis; 14 Antimicrobial stewardship in paediatrics; 15 Stewardship in the primary care and long-term care settings

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Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Infective Agents -- administration… Anti-infective agents -- Therapeutic use Antiinfectieux Communicable Diseases Drug Prescriptions Drug resistance in microorganisms Drug Resistance, Microbial Drugs -- Prescribing Maladies infectieuses MEDICAL -- Pharmacology Médicaments -- Prescription Micro-organismes -- Résistance aux médi… prescriptions