Strategies for improving antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship programs

TY - JOUR

T1 - Strategies for improving antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship programs

AU - File, Thomas M.

AU - Solomkin, Joseph S.

AU - Cosgrove, Sara E.

N1 - Funding Information: Supplement sponsorship. This article was published as part of a supplement entitled ‘‘Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Community Hospital: Practical Tools and Techniques for Implementation,’’ jointly sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and Rockpointe Corporation, ACPE credit provided by Potomac Center for Medical Education, and supported by an educational grant from Ortho-McNeil. Funding Information: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors received financial support from Ortho-McNeil Janssen for preparation of this manuscript. Funding Information: S. C. has received payment for the following: consultancy from Merck, Forest, and RibX; grant support from AdvanDx, Astellas, and Cubist. Funding Information: T. F. has received payment for the following: consultancy from Bayer, Cerexa/Forest, Merck, and Pfizer, and research grants from Cerexa/Forest and Pfizer.

PY - 2011/8/15

Y1 - 2011/8/15

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U2 - 10.1093/cid/cir364

DO - 10.1093/cid/cir364

M3 - Review article

C2 - 21795724

AN - SCOPUS:79961005770

SN - 1058-4838

VL - 53

SP - S15-S22

JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases

JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases

IS - SUPPL. 1

ER -