Antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplantation: Perspective from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplantation: Perspective from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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实体器官移植中的抗菌管理:退伍军人事务医疗中心的视角。
DOI:
10.1111/tid.13948
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发表时间:
2022
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通讯作者:
Balasubramanian,Prakash
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作者:
Felkner,Rebecca;Barnett,SusanneG;Misch,ElizabethA;Safdar,Nasia;Balasubramanian,Prakash
BackgroundThe importance of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) activities specifically focused on solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is increasingly recognized. In 2014, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) created national guidance and committed resources to establish AMS programs at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers across the country. However, the AMS implementation is at the discretion of individual VA centers.MethodsWe undertook an environmental scan of AMS activities in a tertiary care VA medical center.ResultsWe describe AMS activities focused on SOT recipients. Strategies based on local epidemiology that leverage the electronic medical record together with engagement by transplant infectious diseases personnel are likely to be beneficial.ConclusionAMS in SOT recipients is challenging yet impactful. Strategies described here may be useful for AMS activities focused on the SOT population.