RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 673
OP 679
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17003
VO 84
IS 9
A1 Arjun Srinivasan
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/9/673.abstract
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.