Author ORCID Identifier
Olagoke - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-4069
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-23-2021
Publication Title
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume
58
Issue
1
Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) aim to optimize the prescription of antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reduce Clostridioides difficile infections, and lower antibiotic expenditures. Although ASPs are implemented in Veterans Health Administrations (VHAs) in the US, they are not targeted at the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) population, which, relative to other patient populations, is more vulnerable to AMR. The goals of the study were to (1) assess the effectiveness of microbiology testing as a strategy to combat AMR and (2) assess the potential for collaboration among ASP leaders and SCI prescribers for implementation of ASPs in SCI units in VHAs.
Recommended Citation
Kaur, H., Olagoke, A., & Hughes, A. PHI-010 - Beating the bugs: the role of microbiology tests in antimicrobial stewardship in spinal cord injury units (2021). International journal of antimicrobial agents. Sep; 58 (Suppl. 1): 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106421.144
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents on September 23, 2021 , available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106421.144