Leveraging antimicrobial stewardship programs in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency

Torsten A. Joerger; Laura L. Bio; Lauren M. Puckett; Hayden T. Schwenk

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.34

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Leveraging antimicrobial stewardship programs in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency

Torsten A. Joerger,
Laura L. Bio,
Lauren M. Puckett,
Hayden T. Schwenk

Affiliations

Torsten A. Joerger: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Laura L. Bio: ORCiD; Department of Pharmacy, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California
Lauren M. Puckett: Department of Pharmacy, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California
Hayden T. Schwenk: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.34
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) but offered new opportunities. This review summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ASPs, review the contributions ASPs have made in the pandemic response, and highlight the potential role of ASPs in future pandemics.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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