Impact of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Mandate on Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Infection Among Long-term Care Facility Residents.

To determine whether the long-term care facility (LTCF) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) mandate was associated with a change in the combined rate of LTCF-acquired multidrug-resistant organism infection or colonization (MDRO-I/C) and infection (CDI). Retrospective quasi-experimental study. A 233-bed community hospital.