Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and quantitative monitoring of antimicrobial use are required to ensure that antimicrobials are used appropriately in the acute care setting, and have the potential to reduce costs and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and Clo...
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| author | Vincent Nault Mathieu Beaudoin Daniel JG Thirion Michel Gosselin Benoit Cossette Louis Valiquette |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and quantitative monitoring of antimicrobial use are required to ensure that antimicrobials are used appropriately in the acute care setting, and have the potential to reduce costs and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile. Currently, it is not known what proportion of Quebec hospitals have an ASP and/or monitor antimicrobial use. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0280432e00b34a19a18e71d6c60929352025-02-03T01:28:12ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322008-01-0119323724210.1155/2008/845651Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in QuebecVincent Nault0Mathieu Beaudoin1Daniel JG Thirion2Michel Gosselin3Benoit Cossette4Louis Valiquette5Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, CanadaFaculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, CanadaDepartment of Pharmacy, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, CanadaBACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and quantitative monitoring of antimicrobial use are required to ensure that antimicrobials are used appropriately in the acute care setting, and have the potential to reduce costs and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile. Currently, it is not known what proportion of Quebec hospitals have an ASP and/or monitor antimicrobial use.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/845651 |
| spellingShingle | Vincent Nault Mathieu Beaudoin Daniel JG Thirion Michel Gosselin Benoit Cossette Louis Valiquette Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec |
| title_sort | antimicrobial stewardship in acute care centres a survey of 68 hospitals in quebec |
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