Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results – A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option

Virgie Fields, Amy Webb, Laura Blum, and Malissa Mojica co-authored the poster Susceptibility Results – A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option. This poster was presented at the CSTE conference.

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Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Critical Access Hospitals

For U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, Erin O’Leary along with Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, FIDSA, presented the 2019 NHSN Annual Hospital Survey results for the antibiotic stewardship program Core Element uptake. They also provided practical suggestions for enhancing stewardship activities in critical access hospitals. Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA from CDC’s Division Quality Healthcare Promotion and Natalia…

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