Reduction of unnecessary antibiotic days in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit.
Dipen P VyasVilmaris Quinones CardonaMargaret A GilfillanMegan E YoungKimberly A PoughAlison J CareyPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)
A multidisciplinary antibiotic stewardship team coupled with a consensus for antibiotic therapy duration, prescriber justification of antibiotic necessity and use of antibiotic stop dates can effectively reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in the NICU.