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Review
. 2021 Sep;53(3):617-659.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2021.0098.

Guidelines on Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korea

Young Kyung Yoon  1   2 , Ki Tae Kwon  2   3 , Su Jin Jeong  4   5 , Chisook Moon  5   6 , Bongyoung Kim  5   7 , Sungmin Kiem  2   8 , Hyung-Sook Kim  9   10 , Eunjeong Heo  9   10 , Shin-Woo Kim  2   11 ; Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy; Korean Society of Infectious Diseases; Korean Society of Health-System Pharmacist
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Guidelines on Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korea

Young Kyung Yoon et al. Infect Chemother. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

These guidelines were developed as a part of the 2021 Academic R&D Service Project of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in response to requests from healthcare professionals in clinical practice for guidance on developing antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). These guidelines were developed by means of a systematic literature review and a summary of recent literature, in which evidence-based intervention methods were used to address key questions about the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and ASP expansion. These guidelines also provide evidence of the effectiveness of ASPs and describe intervention methods applicable in Korea.

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial stewardship program; Guidelines; Korea.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Approach and implication to the rating the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations using the grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) approach [9].
Figure 2
Figure 2. Core multidisciplinary experts comprising the ASP team [106107].
ASP, antimicrobial stewardship program; ID, infectious diseases.
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