A Baker's Dozen of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications in 2018

Elias B Chahine; Spencer H Durham; Krutika N Mediwala; Daniel B Chastain; Timothy P Gauthier; Brandon K Hill; Bruce M Jones; Jamie J Kisgen; Ashley H Marx; Kayla R Stover; Marylee V Worley; Christopher M Bland; P Brandon Bookstaver

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz450

A Baker's Dozen of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications in 2018

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 15;6(11):ofz450. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz450. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Palm Beach Atlantic University Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
² Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
³ Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁴ University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Albany, Georgia, USA.
⁵ Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA.
⁶ University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
⁷ St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
⁸ Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
⁹ UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
¹⁰ University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
¹¹ Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
¹² University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
¹³ University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC.

Abstract

With an increasing number of antimicrobial stewardship-related articles published each year, attempting to stay current is challenging. The Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45) identified antimicrobial stewardship-related peer-reviewed literature that detailed an actionable intervention for 2018. The top 13 publications were selected using a modified Delphi technique. These manuscripts were reviewed to highlight the actionable intervention used by antimicrobial stewardship programs to provide key stewardship literature for teaching and training as well as to identify potential intervention opportunities within one's institution.

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial stewardship; infectious diseases; metrics; resistance.