Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-16-2016
Abstract
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) focus on improving the utilization of broad spectrum antibiotics to decrease the incidence of multidrug-resistant Gram positive and Gram negative pathogens. Hospital admission for both medical and surgical intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) commonly results in the empiric use of broad spectrum antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones, beta-lactam beta-lactamase inhibitors, and carbapenems that can select for resistant organisms. This review will discuss the management of uncomplicated and complicated IAIs as well as highlight stewardship initiatives focusing on the proper use of broad spectrum antibiotics.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics5010011
Publication Information
Hoffmann, Charles; Zak, Matthew; Avery, Lisa M.; and Brown, Jack (2016). "Treatment Modalities and Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives in the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infections." Antibiotics 5.1, 11-.
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Comments
This article was originally published in Antibiotics 2016, 5(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics5010011.