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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Florida's Acute Care Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lilian Abbo ,
Kaming Lo ,
Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran ,
Anne Carol Burke ,
Richard S. Hopkins ,
Arjun Srinivasan  and
Thomas M. Hooton
Lilian Abbo*
Affiliation:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Miami, Florida
Kaming Lo
Affiliation:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics Collaboration and Consulting Core, Miami, Florida
Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia
Anne Carol Burke
Affiliation:
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology, Tallahassee, Florida
Richard S. Hopkins
Affiliation:
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology, Tallahassee, Florida
Arjun Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas M. Hooton
Affiliation:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Miami, Florida
*
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite 851, Miami, FL 33136 ([email protected])
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Abstract

We surveyed acute care facilities in Florida to assess components of and barriers to sustained antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Most respondents with and without ASPs are doing some stewardship-related activities to improve antimicrobial use. Collaborative efforts between facilities and health departments are important to providing better resources for ASPs.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , June 2013 , pp. 634 - 637
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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