Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals: Comparison of Results From Emerging Infections Program Prevalence Surveys, 2015 and 2011.
Shelley S MagillErin O'LearySusan M RayMarion A KainerChristopher EvansWendy M BambergHelen JohnstonSarah J JanelleTolulope OyewumiRuth LynfieldJean RainbowLinn WarnkeJoelle NadleDeborah L ThompsonShamima SharminRebecca PierceAlexia Y ZhangValerie OcampoMeghan MaloneySamantha GreissmanLucy E WilsonGhinwa K DumyatiJonathan R Edwardsnull nullPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Overall hospital antimicrobial use prevalence was not different in 2011 and 2015; however, differences observed in selected patient or antimicrobial groups may provide evidence of stewardship impact.