A deeper dive into antibiotic stewardship needs: A multihospital survey

Authors

Valerie M. Vaughn
Lindsay A. Petty
Scott A. Flanders
Anurag N. Malani
Twisha Patel
Steven J. Bernstein
Lama M. Hsaiky, Beaumont Health
Rama Thyagarajan, Beaumont Health
Danielle Osterholzer
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Jennifer K. Horowitz
Tejal N. Gandhi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publication Title

Open forum infectious diseases

Abstract

In a 2016 survey of 46 Michigan hospitals, we identified four key needs for antibiotic stewardship: clinically-relevant antibiotic data, monitoring compliance, syndrome-specific interventions, and discharge stewardship. A stewardship initiative now addresses these needs within the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium.

Volume

7

Issue

3

First Page

ofaa007

Recommended Citation

Vaughn VM, Petty LA, Flanders SA, Malani AN, Patel T, Bernstein SJ, Hsaiky LM, Thyagarajan R, Osterholzer D, McLaughlin E, Horowitz JK, Gandhi TN. A Deeper Dive Into Antibiotic Stewardship Needs: A Multihospital Survey. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 11;7(3):ofaa007. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa007. PMID: 32128340; PMCID: PMC7047227.

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofaa007

ISSN

2328-8957

PubMed ID

32128340