Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship
Antibiotics and similar drugs, together called antimicrobial agents, have been used for the last 70 years to treat patients who have infectious diseases. Since the 1940s, these drugs have greatly reduced illness and death from infectious diseases. However, these drugs have been used so widely and for so long that the infectious organisms the antibiotics are designed to kill have adapted to them, making the drugs less effective.
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. South Dakota healthcare professionals actively participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs to improve patient safety.
Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Programs lead to a decrease in patient morbidity and mortality, reduce the threat of antibiotic resistance, and cut healthcare costs. The South Dakota Antimicrobial Resistance Network (SoDARN), is dedicated to reducing the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in South Dakota.
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South Dakota Antibiotic Utilization and Measurement Project for Long Term Care
- Measuring Exposure to Antibiotics in Long Term Care Facility Residents - Frequently Asked Questions, Part I - 1/19/2017
- Measuring Exposure to Antibiotics in Long Term Care Facility Residents - Frequently Asked Questions, Part II - 2/3/2017
- Measuring Exposure to Antibiotics in Long Term Care Facility Residents - Pilot Project Targeting and Investigating Antibiotic Exposure
- Tools
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Healthcare Facilities
- Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship
- Implementation Resources and Antibiotic Stewardship Drivers and Change Package
- IDSA & SHEA Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Stewardship-Education.org
- Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Policies to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ Antibiotic Resistance Toolkit
Resources for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long Term Care
- CDC - The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
- Minnesota Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
- Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction Coalition Long-Term Care Toolkit
- Rochester Patient Safety C. difficile Prevention Collaborative Long Term Care Facility Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Case Western University Courses - Infections in Long-Term Care Facility Residents
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CDC Antibiotic Resistance Resources