The impact of carbapenem shortage and stewardship countermeasures on antimicrobial practice at a tertiary care center

• Main Authors: Yuichi Kouyama (Author), Yuki Uehara (Author), Akane Takamatsu (Author), Ryota Suzuki (Author), Rie Nishida (Author), Katsumasa Inuzuka (Author), Eriko Muramatsu (Author), Koji Ohyama (Author), Yohei Doi (Author), Shigeki Yamada (Author), Hitoshi Honda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We evaluated the impact of carbapenem shortage on antimicrobial practice and patient outcome at a tertiary care center. During the shortage, hospital antimicrobial practice could be safely managed through additional antimicrobial stewardship measures including treatment guidance and mandatory preaut...