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Antimicrobial Stewardship: Considerations for a Transplant Center
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- Seo, Susan K. (Author)
- Forrest, Graeme N. (Author)
- Safdar, Amar (Editor)
Title
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Considerations for a Transplant Center
Abstract
Caring for immunocompromised patients is challenging. Despite significant advances, infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and as such, these patients are frequently exposed to antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can assist transplant centers in optimizing antibiotic usage, particularly in this age of growing microbial resistance and the scarcity of new anti-infective agents in development. The collaborative approach of antimicrobial stewardship serves well in the transplant center where multidisciplinary teamwork is the norm. The purpose of this chapter is to explore both the basic and unique aspects of coordinating an ASP at a transplant center.
Book Title
Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases
Date
2019
Publisher
Springer
Place
New York, NY
Pages
1041-1051
ISBN
978-1-4939-9034-4
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Short Title
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Language
en
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Seo, S. K., & Forrest, G. N. (2019). Antimicrobial Stewardship: Considerations for a Transplant Center. In A. Safdar (Ed.), Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases (pp. 1041–1051). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_59
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