title: An Infectious Diseases Physician-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Small Community Hospital Associated With Improved Susceptibility Patterns and Cost-Savings After the First Year.
abstract: The importance of antimicrobial stewardship is increasingly recognized, yet data from community hospitals are limited. Despite an initially low acceptance rate, an Infectious Diseases physician-led program at a 70-bed rural hospital was associated with a 42% decrease in anti-infective expenditures and susceptibility improvement in Pseudomonas aeruginosa over 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine ; Departments of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Shandra R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Day
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Quality and Patient Safety , Culpeper Regional Hospital , Virginia.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine ; Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology , University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville ; Departments of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mathers
keywords: ASP; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship program; community hospital; value of infectious diseases physician