title: [Antibiotic stewardship has been established at Herlev Hospital].
abstract: A high incidence of Clostridium difficile and multiresistant organisms and increasing consumption of cephalosporins and quinolones have required an antibiotic stewardship programme, and antibiotic audits with feedback, revised guidelines and stringent prescription rules have been successful. The hospital intervention was managed by an antibiotic team combined with contact persons in all departments, a pocket edition of the guideline was available, and monthly commented reports about antibiotic consumption in each department were presented on the intranet. Significant declining use of restricted antibiotics was observed.
authors.affiliation: Klinisk Mikrobiologisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev. magnus.arpi@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arpi
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gjørup
authors.forename: Jonas Bredtoft
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Boel
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bøggild
authors.forename: Steen Werner
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Jens Otto
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jarløv
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000073602:Antimicrobial Stewardship; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015363:Quinolones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D015363:Quinolones