Antimicrobial Stewardship: Principles and Practice

By: Thomas Lodise and John McNelis and Powel Kazanjian and Armen Arshakyan and Cesar Arias and Allison H. Bartlett and Dr Andrew Berti and April Bobenchik and Hugh Booth and Carey-Ann Burnham and Michael Calderwood and Dr Gerald Capraro and Professor Joseph Carreno and Kimberle Chapin and Dr Christopher W Crank and Robert S. Daum and Professor Susan Davis and George Daikos and Dr Tom Dilworth and Christopher D Doern and Professor Gary V Doern and Curtis Donskey and Monica Dorobisz and Ramy Elshaboury and Sandy Estrada and Dr Islam Ghazi and Dr Jennifer Goldman and Dr Blanca Gonzalez and Dr Christopher J Graber and Inge Gyssens and Sajeev Handa and Dr Amy Hanson and Emily L Heil and Elizabeth D Hermsen and Styliani Karanika and Keith S Kaye and Dr Joseph L Kuti and Dr Nicole M Mahoney and Antonis Markogiannakis and Dr Aileen Martinez and Dr Dmitriy Martirosov and Dr Dayna McManus and Renee-Claude Mercier and Dr Jacob Morton and Dr Jose M Munita and Dr Jason Newland and Dr David Nicolau and Dr Jessica Ortwine and Dr Suresh Paudel and Dr Jason Pogue and Dr Warren Rose and John Rotschafer and Dr Michael Ruggero and Dr Michael Samarkos and Nikolaos Sipsas and Harold Standiford and Dr Melvin Stone Jr and Dr Mahlet Tadele and Evangelia Theophano Piperaki and Dr Philip Toltzis and Dr Jeffrey E Topal and Damary Torres and Leonidas Tzouvelekis and Jamie L Wagner and Carla Walraven and Panayiotis Ziakas

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Synopsis: In an age where antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens grows more prevalent, particularly in the hospital setting, antimicrobial stewardship is an evidence-based, proven measure in the battle against resistance and infection. This single comprehensive, definitive reference work is written by an international team of acknowledged experts in the field. The authors explore the effective use of coordinated antimicrobial interventions to change prescribing practice and help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, ensuring that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection. Amongst the first of its kind, this book provides infectious disease physicians, administrators, laboratory, pharmacy, nursing and medical staff with practical guidance in setting up antimicrobial stewardship programs in their institutions with the aim of selecting the optimal antimicrobial drug regimen, dose, duration of therapy, and route of administration.