Multicenter Evaluation of Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Latin American Hospitals

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Valeria Fabre · Johns Hopkins University

Sara E. Cosgrove · Johns Hopkins University

Yea‐Jen Hsu · Bloomberg (United States)

Twisha S Patel · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fernanda C. Lessa · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Andrea Alvarado · Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala

Aquiles Eduardo Bowen Flores

Abstract

Higher-level ASP implementation in Latin American HCFs correlated with better compliance with AU guidelines and decreased the use of vancomycin in the intensive care unit, supporting the need to improve resources for ASPs.

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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

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Published in: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volume 12, Issue 7, pp. ofaf364-ofaf364

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf364

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