Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in Antimicrobial Stewardship
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mcna.2018.05.003
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Burillo, Almudena
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作者:
Bouza, Emilio;Munoz, Patricia;Burillo, Almudena
For adequate antimicrobial stewardship, microbiology needs to move from the laboratory to become physically and verbally amenable to the caregivers of an institution. Herein, the authors describe the contributions of their microbiology department to the antimicrobial stewardship program of a large teaching hospital as 10 main points ranging from the selection of patients deemed likely to benefit from a fast track approach, to their clinical samples, or the rapid reporting of results via a microbiology hotline, to rapid searches for pathogens and susceptibility testing. These points should serve as guidelines for similar programs designed to decrease the unnecessary use of antimicrobials.