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Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a 60-Bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Perry G. Pate ,
Donald F. Storey  and
Donna L. Baum
Perry G. Pate*
Affiliation:
Dallas ID Associates, Dallas, Texas
Donald F. Storey
Affiliation:
Dallas ID Associates, Dallas, Texas
Donna L. Baum
Affiliation:
Vibra Specialty Hospital, Dallas, Texas
*
5939 Harry Hines Boulevard, Suite 845, Dallas, TX 75235 (pgpate@aol.com)
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Abstract

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We implemented an antimicrobial stewardship program at an urban, 60-bed long-term acute care hospital using a strategy of weekly postprescriptive chart audit with intervention and feedback. The results for the first 15 months demonstrated 80% acceptance of recommendations, a 21% reduction in use, and a 28% reduction in cost per patient-day.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship , April 2012 , pp. 405 - 408
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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P.G.P. and D.ES. contributed equally to this article

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