Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Patients in the Hematological Department Receiving Carbapenem Therapy: A Single-Center and Interrupted Time Series Analysis

• Main Authors: Ayako Suzuki (Author), Fumihiro Yamaguchi (Author), Masayuki Maeda (Author), Miyuki Hashiguchi (Author), Nobuyuki Kabasawa (Author), Jun Sasaki (Author), Tokutada Sato (Author), Masaki Fuyama (Author), Yohei Yamazaki (Author), Kei Endo (Author), Kae Iwata (Author), Sei Kobayashi (Author), Hisato Fujihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As antibiotic resistance has become a global problem, the intervention of an antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) is warranted. In hematological disorders, infectious complications are crucial owing to abnormal neutrophil function and decreased cell-mediated immunity. Despite the widespread implemen...