Antimicrobial Stewardship: Principles and Strategies

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What is the global threat associated with antimicrobial resistance?

Antibiotic Resistance (correct)

Unintended Consequences

Infection Eradication

Adverse Events

Which bacterium causes life-threatening diarrhea and is considered an urgent antimicrobial threat in the United States?

Staphylococcus aureus

Escherichia coli

Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) (correct)

What are the estimated cases of C. difficile infection in hospitalized patients in 2017?

223,900 (correct)

12,800

12,000

$1 Billion

Why is Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter considered a major concern?

It is resistant to nearly all antibiotics Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of antimicrobial stewardship?

Appropriate Use of Antimicrobials Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated number of drug-resistant infections of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae each year?

550,000 Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Candida auris isolates were resistant to at least two antifungals in 2018?

30% Signup and view all the answers

Which core element is NOT a part of the Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship according to the CDC?

None of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated attributable healthcare costs for antibiotic resistance in 2017?

$281 Million Signup and view all the answers

Which profession is NOT usually associated with an antimicrobial stewardship program according to the CDC?

Infection Prevention Signup and view all the answers

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What is the global threat associated with antimicrobial resistance?

Which bacterium causes life-threatening diarrhea and is considered an urgent antimicrobial threat in the United States?

What are the estimated cases of C. difficile infection in hospitalized patients in 2017?

Why is Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter considered a major concern?

What is the focus of antimicrobial stewardship?

What is the estimated number of drug-resistant infections of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae each year?

What percentage of Candida auris isolates were resistant to at least two antifungals in 2018?

Which core element is NOT a part of the Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship according to the CDC?

What is the estimated attributable healthcare costs for antibiotic resistance in 2017?

Which profession is NOT usually associated with an antimicrobial stewardship program according to the CDC?

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