Effective Antibiotic Conservation by Emergency Antimicrobial Stewardship during a Drug Shortage

Kevin Hsueh; Maria Reyes; Tamara Krekel; Ed Casabar; David J. Ritchie; S. Reza Jafarzadeh; Amanda J. Hays; Michael A. Lane; Michael J. Durkin

doi:10.1017/ice.2016.289

Effective Antibiotic Conservation by Emergency Antimicrobial Stewardship during a Drug Shortage

Kevin Hsueh, Maria Reyes, Tamara Krekel, Ed Casabar, David J. Ritchie, S. Reza Jafarzadeh, Amanda J. Hays, Michael A. Lane, Michael J. Durkin

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We present the first description of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) used to successfully manage a multi-antimicrobial drug shortage. Without resorting to formulary restriction, meropenem utilization decreased by 69% and piperacillin-tazobactam by 73%. During the shortage period, hospital mortality decreased (P=.03), while hospital length of stay remained unchanged.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-359
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.289
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

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