PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Arjun Srinivasan
TI  - Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17003
DP  - 2017 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 673--679
VI  - 84
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/9/673.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/9/673.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Sep 01; 84
AB  - Improving our antibiotic use is critical to the safety of our patients and the future of medicine. This can improve patient outcomes, save money, reduce resistance, and help prevent negative consequences such as Clostridium difficile infection. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is undertaking a nationwide effort to appropriately improve antibiotic use in inpatient and outpatient settings.