Feasibility of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in acute-care hospitals: A nationwide survey in Thailand.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Published: August 2022

A nationwide survey was conducted in 399 acute-care hospitals in Thailand. Most had a designated antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), but <20% had an infectious disease physician on the team. The most frequently cited challenges in ASP implementation were the increased workload, followed by a lack of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and a lack of hospital administrator concern.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.147DOI Listing

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