55. Ertapenem for surgical prophylaxis: the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on inappropriate carbapenem utilization at a community teaching hospital

BACKGROUND: Internal analysis of ertapenem utilization revealed overuse for surgical prophylaxis in intra-abdominal (IA) procedures. Our Antimicrobial Management Team (AMT) initiated a multimodal intervention to promote the appropriate use of ertapenem. The primary objective of this study is to desc...

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Autores principales: Downham, Gemma, Reilly, Joseph, Trivedi, Manish, Baptist, Justin, Delfino, Susan, Szymborski, Shana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776810/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.100

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