Table of Contents
Cover
Antimicrobial stewardship
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Abbreviations and glossary
Contributors
Section 1 Setting the scene and starting up
1 The international and national challenges faced in ensuring the prudent
use of antibiotics
2 What are the principles and goals of antimicrobial stewardship?
3 Managing behaviours social, cultural, and psychological aspects of antibiotic prescribing and use
4 Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship programme
Section 2 Components of an antimicrobial stewardship programme
5 Managing antimicrobials on the shop floor
6 Measuring antibiotic consumption and outcomes
7 Measuring and feeding back stewardship
8 Information technology in antimicrobial stewardship
Section 3 Special areas in antimicrobial stewardship
9 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of antimicrobials
10 The role of the microbiology laboratory in antimicrobial stewardship
11 Antimicrobial stewardship in the immunocompromised patient
12 Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting
13 Surgical prophylaxis
14 Antimicrobial stewardship in paediatrics
15 Stewardship in the primary care and long-term care settings
16 Antifungal stewardship
17 Near-patient testing, infection biomarkers, and rapid diagnostics
18 Antimicrobial stewardship in a resource-poor setting
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