Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Results and Its Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance—National Healthcare Safety Network, April 2020 to March 2021
Hsiu Wu, Joseph D. Lutgring, L. Clifford McDonald, Amy Webb, Virgie Fields, Laura Blum, Malissa Mojica, Jonathan R. Edwards, Minn Soe, Daniel A. Pollock
Abstract
This study is the first to assess the extent of using selective and/or cascade antimicrobial susceptibility reporting for antimicrobial stewardship among U.S. hospitals and its impact on cumulative antibiograms in the context of electronic data exchange for national antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntimicrobial stewardshipCiprofloxacinLevofloxacinInternal medicineAntimicrobialAntibiotic resistanceEmergency medicineAntibioticsMicrobiologyBiologyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntibiotic Use and ResistanceClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control