CANADIAN researchers investigated the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in 73 hospitals throughout the country to determine the key structural and strategic aspects of ASPs that were associated with differences in risk-adjusted antibiotic use.
The new work was published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology and found there was a 7-fold range in antibiotic use from 253 to 1,872 defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 patient days.
The only structural component associated with lower risk-adjusted antibiotic use was the presence of designated ASP funding or resources.
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