Publications by authors named "Edward L Goodman"

Background: Antibiotic stewardship programs improve clinical outcomes and patient safety and help combat antibiotic resistance. Specific guidance on resources needed to structure stewardship programs is lacking. This manuscript describes results of a survey of US stewardship programs and resultant recommendations regarding potential staffing structures in the acute care setting.

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Background: The impact of total body weight (TBW) on 30-day mortality associated with gram-negative bacteremia has not been previously evaluated.

Methods: The cohort included 323 patients >/ = 18 years old with gram-negative bacteremia (1/1/2008-8/31/2011) who received >/ = 48 hours of antibiotics. We compared 30-day mortality of TBW <70 kg vs.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pharmacist-ordered methicillin-resistant (MRSA) PCR testing on the duration of empirical MRSA-targeted antibiotic therapy in patients with suspected pneumonia. This is a retrospective analysis of patients who received vancomycin or linezolid for suspected pneumonia before and after the implementation of a pharmacist-driven protocol for nasal MRSA PCR testing. Patients were included if they were adults of >18 years of age and initiated on vancomycin or linezolid for suspected MRSA pneumonia.

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Background: Antibiotic stewardship has been proposed as an important way to reduce or prevent antibiotic resistance. In 2001, a community hospital implemented an antimicrobial management program. It was successful in reducing antimicrobial utilization and expenditure.

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