Antimicrobial stewardship for carbapenem use at a Japanese tertiary care center: An interrupted time series analysis on the impact of infectious disease consultation, prospective audit, and feedback

Yasuaki Tagashira; Mikihiro Horiuchi; Yasuharu Tokuda; Brian S. Heist; Masanori Higuchi; Hitoshi Honda

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.016

Antimicrobial stewardship for carbapenem use at a Japanese tertiary care center: An interrupted time series analysis on the impact of infectious disease consultation, prospective audit, and feedback

Yasuaki Tagashira, Mikihiro Horiuchi, Yasuharu Tokuda, Brian S. Heist, Masanori Higuchi, Hitoshi Honda

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Abstract

Given the concerns surrounding the overuse of carbapenem antibiotics in Japan, we evaluated the impact of infectious disease consultation and a prospective carbapenem audit at a tertiary care center in Tokyo, Japan. Overall, carbapenem use was safely and effectively reduced after implementation of these interventions. The leadership of the infectious diseases physicians also proved critically important to implementing effective stewardship.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	708-710
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	44
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.016
Publication status	Published - 01-06-2016
Externally published	Yes

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Tagashira, Y., Horiuchi, M., Tokuda, Y., Heist, B. S., Higuchi, M., & Honda, H. (2016). Antimicrobial stewardship for carbapenem use at a Japanese tertiary care center: An interrupted time series analysis on the impact of infectious disease consultation, prospective audit, and feedback. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(6), 708-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.016

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