Antimicrobial stewardship / edited by Matthew Laundy, Mark Gilchrist, Laura Whitney.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

xviii, 148 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm

First edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Setting the scene and starting up -- 1. international and national challenges faced in ensuring prudent use of antibiotics / Susan Hopkins -- 2. What are the principles and goals of antimicrobial stewardship? / Andrew Seaton -- 3. Managing behaviours: social, cultural, and psychological aspects of antibiotic prescribing and use / Gabriel Birgand -- 4. Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship programme / Patrick Doyle -- Section 2 Components of an antimicrobial stewardship programme -- 5. Managing antimicrobials on the shop floor / Matthew Laundy -- 6. Measuring antibiotic consumption and outcomes / Hayley Wickens -- 7. Measuring and feeding back stewardship / William Malcolm -- 8. Information technology in antimicrobial stewardship / Matthew Laundy -- Section 3 Special areas in antimicrobial stewardship -- 9. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of antimicrobials / Jason Roberts -- 10. role of the microbiology laboratory in antimicrobial stewardship / Peter Riley -- 11. Antimicrobial stewardship in the immunocompromised patient / Haifa Lyster -- 12. Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting / Jonathan Ball -- 13. Surgical prophylaxis / Mike Reed -- 14. Antimicrobial stewardship in paediatrics / Julia Bielicki -- 15. Stewardship in the primary care and long-term care settings / Naomi Fleming -- 16. Antifungal stewardship / Tihana Bicanic -- 17. Near-patient testing, infection biomarkers, and rapid diagnostics / Matthew Dryden -- 18. Antimicrobial stewardship in a resource-poor setting / Marc Mendelson.