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. 2019 Jul;40(7):817-818.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.92.

Validation of National Healthcare Safety Network-reported core elements of antimicrobial stewardship in Tennessee

Christopher D Evans  1 , Katie A Thure  1 , Honour M McDaniel  1 , Cullen J Adre  1 , Vicky P Reed  1 , Pamela P Talley  1 , Marion A Kainer  1
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Validation of National Healthcare Safety Network-reported core elements of antimicrobial stewardship in Tennessee

Christopher D Evans et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

A survey of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs was performed to validate core element achievement data from the National Healthcare Safety Network's (NHSN) Patient Safety Component Annual Survey. In total, 89% of hospitals met all 7 core elements, compared to only 68% according to the NHSN survey.

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