An antimicrobial stewardship program improves antimicrobial treatment by culture site and the quality of antimicrobial prescribing in critically ill patients

[1] Vincent JL(2009)International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units JAMA 302 2323-2329

[2] Rello J(2010)Managing antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units Crit Care Med 38 S315-S323

[3] Marshall J(2005)Appropriate and timely empirical antimicrobial treatment of ICU infections: a role for carbapenems Acta Clin Belg 60 51-62

[4] Silva E(2010)Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Healthcare Q 13 64-70

[5] Anzueto A(2003)Unnecessary use of antimicrobials in hospitalized patients: current patterns of misuse with an emphasis on the antianaerobic spectrum of activity Arch Intern Med 163 972-978

[6] Martin CD(2011)Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care; a systematic review J Antimicrob Chemother 66 1223-1230

[7] Moreno R(2012)Policy statement on antimicrobial stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33 322-327

[8] Lipman J(2002)Blood cultures in the critical care unit: improving utilization and yield Chest 122 1727-1736

[9] Gomersall C(1988)Measuring medical residents' chart-documentation practices J Med Educ 63 859-865

[10] Sakr Y(2003)Resident documentation discrepancies in a neonatal intensive care unit Pediatrics 111 976-980

[1] Vincent JL(2009)International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units JAMA 302 2323-2329

[2] Rello J(2010)Managing antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units Crit Care Med 38 S315-S323

[3] Marshall J(2005)Appropriate and timely empirical antimicrobial treatment of ICU infections: a role for carbapenems Acta Clin Belg 60 51-62

[4] Silva E(2010)Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Healthcare Q 13 64-70

[5] Anzueto A(2003)Unnecessary use of antimicrobials in hospitalized patients: current patterns of misuse with an emphasis on the antianaerobic spectrum of activity Arch Intern Med 163 972-978

[6] Martin CD(2011)Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care; a systematic review J Antimicrob Chemother 66 1223-1230

[7] Moreno R(2012)Policy statement on antimicrobial stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33 322-327

[8] Lipman J(2002)Blood cultures in the critical care unit: improving utilization and yield Chest 122 1727-1736

[9] Gomersall C(1988)Measuring medical residents' chart-documentation practices J Med Educ 63 859-865

[10] Sakr Y(2003)Resident documentation discrepancies in a neonatal intensive care unit Pediatrics 111 976-980