Implementation of antibiotic stewardship core elements at small and critical access hospitals

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.) ; American Hospital Association. ; United States. Office of Rural Health Policy. ; Pew Charitable Trusts.
• Description:
  This document provides guidance on practical strategies to implement antibiotic stewardship programs in small and critical access hospitals. It was developed as a collaboration between The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American Hospital Association, The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and The Pew Charitable Trusts. ; The suggestions provided here are based on discussions with staff in small and critical access hospitals, several of which have implemented all of the CDC Core Elements. ; CS279747-A ; Publication date from document properties. ; core-elements-small-critical.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Cross Infection/prevention & control
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Health Facilities
  • Hospitals
  • Infection Control
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Pages in Document:
  13 numbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46721/cdc_46721_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3a41dbd50b7332d4f6d63027798b8924233df9c2e76adff72ef8fc070929130c