To further support the implementation of the Core Elements, CDC has: However, rather than hindering effective patient care, antibiotic stewardship programs can play an important role in optimizing the use of antibiotics, leading to better patient outcomes. There have been some misperceptions that antibiotic stewardship may hinder efforts to improve the management of sepsis in hospitals. The misuse of antibiotics can adversely impact the health of patients who are not even exposed to them through the spread of resistant organisms and Clostridioides difficile ( C. The misuse of antibiotics has also contributed to antibiotic resistance, a serious threat to public health ( 5). Patients who are unnecessarily exposed to antibiotics are placed at risk for these adverse events with no benefit. Like all medications, antibiotics have serious adverse effects, which occur in roughly 20% of hospitalized patients who receive them ( 4). acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or suboptimal ( 2, 3).
However, about 30% of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. Prompt initiation of antibiotics to treat infections reduces morbidity and save lives, for example, in cases of sepsis ( 1).
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