Impact of Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli Bacteremia.

Carles García-Cervera Francisco Mariano Jover-Díaz Elisabet Delgado-Sánchez Coral Martín-GonzálezRosa Provencio-ArranzAna Infante-Urrios Cristina Dólera-Moreno Pedro Jesús Esteve-AtiénzarTeresa Martínez LazcanoJorge Peris-García Vicente Giner-Galvañ Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla Ducasse Ángel Sánchez-Miralles María Teresa Aznar

Published in: Infection & chemotherapy (2024)

ASP implementation improved both directed and entire treatment optimization in patients with GNB bloodstream infections over time. Nevertheless, no improvement was found in clinical outcomes such as mortality, readmission, or length of hospitalization.

Keyphrases

gram negative
multidrug resistant
quality improvement
healthcare
primary care
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
combination therapy
replacement therapy