Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship in a 126-bed community hospital with close communication between pharmacists working on post-prescription audit, ward pharmacists, and the antimicrobial stewardship team

• Main Authors: Satoshi Nakamura (Author), Takashi Arima (Author), Ryoichi Tashiro (Author), Satomi Yasumizu (Author), Hayato Aikou (Author), Emi Watanabe (Author), Takashi Nakashima (Author), Yuho Nagatomo (Author), Ikuyo Kakimoto (Author), Toshiro Motoya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) is defined as coordinated interventions to improve and measure the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. However, available resources for AS differ depending on the size of the clinical setting. Therefore, AS programs based on guidelines need to...