Journal article
Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting – a review and critical appraisal of the literature
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) target the intensive care unit owing to high antimicrobial utilisation. In this review, we summarise and assess the quality of evidence supporting the implementation of various ASP strategies in the intensive care unit setting with a focus on publications between 2010 and 2015.
METHODS: We searched Medline up to April 2015 and screened publications of interest for additional relevant …
Authors
Mertz D; Brooks A; Irfan N; Sung M
Journal
Swiss Medical Weekly, Vol. 145, No. 5152,
Publisher
SMW Supporting Association
DOI
10.4414/smw.2015.14220
ISSN
1424-7860