Antimicrobial Stewardship

"Antimicrobial Stewardship" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D000073602
MeSH Number(s)	N04.452.706.477.400.500 N04.761.879.300.500 N05.700.900.300.500
Concept/Terms	Antimicrobial Stewardship Antimicrobial Stewardship Stewardship, Antimicrobial Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotic Stewardship Stewardship, Antibiotic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Antimicrobial Stewardship".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Pharmacy Administration [N04.452.706]
Drug Utilization [N04.452.706.477]
Drug Utilization Review [N04.452.706.477.400]
Antimicrobial Stewardship [N04.452.706.477.400.500]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Utilization Review [N04.761.879]
Drug Utilization Review [N04.761.879.300]
Antimicrobial Stewardship [N04.761.879.300.500]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality Assurance, Health Care [N05.700]
Utilization Review [N05.700.900]
Drug Utilization Review [N05.700.900.300]
Antimicrobial Stewardship [N05.700.900.300.500]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	3	3
2020	4	0	4
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Harmon SL, LaChance E, Miller JL, Patel S, Patel AR. Standardized Clinical Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Care Delivery and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Management Within a Large, Integrated Healthcare System. J Pharm Pract. 2025 Jun; 38(3):340-346.

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Grigoryan L, Naik AD, Lichtenberger P, Graber CJ, Patel PK, Drekonja DM, Gauthier TP, Shukla B, Sales AE, Krein SL, Van JN, Dillon LM, Hysong SJ, Kramer JR, Walder A, Ramsey D, Trautner BW. Analysis of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2222530.

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Appaneal HJ, Caffrey AR, Lopes VV, Dosa DM, Shireman TI, LaPlante KL. Frequency and Predictors of Suboptimal Prescribing Among a Cohort of Older Male Residents with Urinary Tract Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e2763-e2772.

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Kim S, Cheng KC, Patell S, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Elliott SP, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Smith TG, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Buckley JC. Antibiotic Stewardship and Postoperative Infections in Urethroplasties. Urology. 2021 06; 152:142-147.

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Schimmel JJ, Haessler S, Imrey P, Lindenauer PK, Richter SS, Yu PC, Rothberg MB. Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing in United States Hospitals: A Missed Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 09 12; 71(6):1427-1434.

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Pulia MS, Wolf I, Schulz LT, Pop-Vicas A, Schwei RJ, Lindenauer PK. COVID-19: An Emerging Threat to Antibiotic Stewardship in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 07; 21(5):1283-1286.

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Jewell MJ, Leyenaar J, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Stefan M, Lindenauer PK. Unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in children hospitalised for asthma exacerbation: a retrospective national cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 04; 30(4):292-299.

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Appaneal HJ, Caffrey AR, Lopes VV, Crnich CJ, Dosa DM, LaPlante KL. National trends in the treatment of urinary tract infections among Veterans' Affairs Community Living Center residents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 10; 40(10):1087-1093.

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Branch-Elliman W, Pizer SD, Dasinger EA, Gold HS, Abdulkerim H, Rosen AK, Charns MP, Hawn MT, Itani KMF, Mull HJ. Facility type and surgical specialty are associated with suboptimal surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practice patterns: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019; 8:49.

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Cristillo AD, Bristow CC, Torrone E, Dillon JA, Kirkcaldy RD, Dong H, Grad YH, Nicholas RA, Rice PA, Lawrence K, Oldach D, Shafer WM, Zhou P, Wi TE, Morris SR, Klausner JD. Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Proceedings of the STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection-Clinical Trial Group Programmatic Meeting. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 03; 46(3):e18-e25.

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