Hospital antimicrobial stewardship in the nonuniversity setting

Kavita K Trivedi; Kristi Kuper

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2014.01.007

Hospital antimicrobial stewardship in the nonuniversity setting

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;28(2):281-9. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2014.01.007.

Authors

Kavita K Trivedi¹, Kristi Kuper²

Affiliations

¹ Trivedi Consults, LLC, 1020 Curtis Street, Albany, CA 94706, USA. Electronic address: kavita@trivediconsults.com.
² VHA Performance Services, 521 East Morehead Street, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA.

PMID: 24857393
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2014.01.007

Abstract

Inappropriate antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance persist across the healthcare continuum. Antimicrobial stewardship guidelines assist healthcare institutions in establishing antimicrobial stewardship programs but rely on infectious diseases expertise and leadership, which are not available in all settings. Despite this, many institutions have found ways to use available resources to perform stewardship activities, with improvements in antimicrobial use and reductions in resistance and cost. This article highlights success stories in nonuniversity hospital settings and proposes antimicrobial stewardship strategies that may be more feasible in settings with limited infectious diseases expertise, information technology, or financial resources.

Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; Community hospitals; Long-term acute care hospitals; Rural hospitals; Small hospitals.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
Communicable Diseases / drug therapy*
Drug Resistance, Microbial*
Drug Utilization / standards*
Hospitals*
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents