Antimicrobial Stewardship
"Antimicrobial Stewardship" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Programs and guidelines for selecting optimal ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS regimens in an effort to maintain antibiotic efficacy, reduce CROSS INFECTION related to ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE while managing satisfactory clinical and economic outcomes.
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D000073602
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N04.452.706.477.400.500 N04.761.879.300.500 N05.700.900.300.500
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| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2020 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2021 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2023 | 12 | 0 | 12 | | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antimicrobial Stewardship" by people in Profiles.
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Seibert AM, Hersh AL, Willis P, Nelson B, Bledsoe J, Patel PK, Buckel W, Olson JA, Fino N, Stanfield V, Castillo AY, Frost HM, Stenehjem EA. Check Engine Light, Red Herring, or MacGuffin? Clinician-Level Correlations of the Antibiotic Utilization for Respiratory Conditions (AXR) Metric With Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics, Diagnostic Practices, and Prescription Characteristics. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Oct 07; 83(3):351-361.
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Branch-Elliman W, Shin MH, Golenbock S, Lamkin RP, Basnet D, Strymish JM, Drekonja D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Xu T, Colborn K, Schweizer ML, Elwy AR, Mull HJ. Balanced informational feedback as part of an implementation/deimplementation bundle to support deimplementation efforts in antimicrobial stewardship: results from a mixed methods, hybrid type III implementation/effectiveness trial. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1893058.
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Castillo AY, Jenkins TC, Axelrath S, Barocas JA. Street Stewardship: The Next Frontier to Address Antibiotic Resistance and Health Inequities. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 09 02; 83(2):199-202.
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Foong KS, Fowle L, Slider A, Campion M, Leaf J, Cumming M, Bolstorff B, Brandeburg C, McHale E, Reilly C, Beaulac K, Vazquez GA, Koethe B, Doron S, Alsoubani M. A Public Health Approach to Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-term Care Facilities: A Multifaceted Program in Massachusetts. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 07 23; 83(1):e10-e17.
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Dimo J, Krack AT, Silveira LJ, Bakel LA, Topoz I, Poole NM. Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Mar 20; 15(4).
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Olson J, Hersh A, Veillette J, Waters CD, Webb BJ, Tinker N, May S, Matheu M, Fino N, Foster R, Hutton M, Stahl E, Rhodes J, Stenehjem E, Pavia A, Patel P, Seibert A, Buckel W. Interventions to optimize duration of antibiotic therapy and encourage oral transition for uncomplicated gram-negative blood stream infections across a health system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Feb; 47(2):180-188.
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Yogo A, Saade EA, Ransom EM, Wilson BM, Jenkins TC, Deshpande A, Donskey CJ, Albar Z, Epstein LH, Hojat LS. Implementation of conditional reflex urine culturing decreases unnecessary antimicrobial use. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 12; 46(12):1228-1233.
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El Feghaly RE, Herigon J, Wattles BA, Kronman MP, Smith MJ, Patel SJ, Poole NM, Olivero R, Wirtz AL, Lee BR. Identifying successful pediatric outpatient antimicrobial stewardship strategies through benchmarking: A multi-institutional project. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Dec; 53(12):1313-1319.
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Graff KE, Galvez N, Lamb MM, Cortes R, Sanchez Villeda EA, Calvimontes DM, Melgar MA, Olson D, Asturias EJ, Dominguez SR. Evaluating the Clinical Impact of the BCID2 Panel and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatric Bloodstream Infections: A Pragmatic Trial in Guatemala. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Nov 01; 44(11):1051-1058.
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Olson SC, Francois Watkins LK, Scallan Walter E, Friedman CR, Nguyen HQ. Antimicrobial prescribing practices for enteric bacterial infections in an integrated health care system, Wisconsin, 2004-2017. J Infect Public Health. 2025 Jan; 18(1):102613.
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