Antimicrobial Stewardship in Non-traditional Settings

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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031217098 | 220 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 12 MB
The evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance is outpacing the ability to create novel antibiotics, which is proving to be a global problem in the fact of climate change, population growth, demographic shifts toward aging populations, emerging infections, and other crises. Therefore, clinicians are forced to use the existing antimicrobials more responsibly to preserve their longevity for generations to come. In a parallel vein, there has been a recent regulatory acknowledgement of the importance of prudent antimicrobial prescribing, mandating the implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship across all healthcare settings. This is harder to manage in a non-traditional setting, which include long-term care facilities, outpatient care clinics, urgent care centers, and others. Given the trends in patient care in these settings-particularly where the aging community is concerned-this is proving to be a growing problem. This is troublesome even for spaces that have university and large hospital affiliations.