Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in India: Evaluation of post-prescription review and feedback as a method of promoting optimal antimicrobial use in the intensive care units of a tertiary-care hospital.

Priscilla RupaliPrasannakumar PalanikumarDivyashree ShanthamurthyJohn Victor PeterSubramani KandasamyNaveena Gracelin Princy ZacchaeusHanna AlexanderPremkumar ThangaveluRajiv KarthikOoriapadickal Cherian AbrahamJoy Sarojini MichaelHema PaulBalaji VeeraraghavanBinila ChackoVisalakshi JeyaseelanGeorge AlangadenTyler PrentissMarcus J Zervos

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

The ID physician-driven implementation of an ASP was successful in reducing antibiotic utilization in an acute-care setting in India.

Keyphrases

acute care
primary care
intensive care unit
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
healthcare
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome