The Role of Antibiotic Stewardship and Telemedicine in the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Infections
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Thomas M. File; Robin L.P. Jump; Debra A. Goff
- Source
- Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 34:903-920
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty
Telemedicine
medicine.drug_class
030106 microbiology
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Stewardship
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Antibiotic resistance
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
medicine
Humans
Antimicrobial stewardship
030212 general & internal medicine
Intensive care medicine
business.industry
Bacterial Infections
On resistance
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Multiple drug resistance
Infectious Diseases
Antibiotic Stewardship
Public Health
Stewardship
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 0891-5520
This article summarizes the literature describing how antimicrobial stewardship and telemedicine interventions affect antimicrobial resistance. Discussion includes why we need stewardship, how to collaborate with team members, and the evidence of stewardship's and telemedicine's impact on resistance.