Antimicrobial stewardship staffing: How much is enough?

Antimicrobial stewardship improves patient care and reduces antimicrobial resistance, inappropriate use, and adverse outcomes. Despite high-profile mandates for antimicrobial stewardship programs across the healthcare continuum, descriptive data, and recommendations for dedicated resources, includin...

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Published in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 102 - 112
Main Authors:	Greene, Matthew H, Nesbitt, Whitney J, Nelson, George E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cambridge University Press 01-01-2020
Subjects:	Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial Stewardship - organization & administration Clinical outcomes Disease control Disease prevention Drug stores Epidemiology Funding Humans Infections - drug therapy Infections - microbiology Infectious diseases Nosocomial infections Nursing Patient safety Pediatrics Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Pharmacists Physicians Polls & surveys Quality standards Systematic review Teaching hospitals Workforce Workforce planning United States > US
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Summary:	Antimicrobial stewardship improves patient care and reduces antimicrobial resistance, inappropriate use, and adverse outcomes. Despite high-profile mandates for antimicrobial stewardship programs across the healthcare continuum, descriptive data, and recommendations for dedicated resources, including appropriate physician, pharmacist, data analytics, and administrative staffing support, are not robust. This review summarizes the current literature on antimicrobial stewardship staffing and calls for the development of minimum staffing recommendations.
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ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2019.294