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It is time to define antimicrobial never events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2018

Jiajun Liu Open the ORCID record for Jiajun Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Keith S. Kaye Open the ORCID record for Keith S. Kaye [Opens in a new window] ,
Nicholas J. Mercuro ,
Susan L. Davis ,
Twisha S. Patel ,
Lindsay A. Petty ,
Gwendolyn M. Pais Open the ORCID record for Gwendolyn M. Pais [Opens in a new window]  and
Marc H. Scheetz Open the ORCID record for Marc H. Scheetz [Opens in a new window]
Jiajun Liu
Affiliation:
Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nicholas J. Mercuro
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Susan L. Davis
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Twisha S. Patel
Affiliation:
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lindsay A. Petty
Affiliation:
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gwendolyn M. Pais
Affiliation:
Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois
Marc H. Scheetz*
Affiliation:
Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
*
Author for correspondence: Marc H. Scheetz, PharmD, MSc, Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence; 555 31st St, Downers Grove, IL 60515. E-mail: mschee@midwestern.edu
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Abstract

Inappropriate antibiotic use is associated with increased antimicrobial resistance and adverse events that can lead to further downstream patient harm. Preventative strategies must be employed to improve antibiotic use while reducing avoidable harm. We use the term “antibiotic never events” to globally recognize and define the most inappropriate antibiotic use.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , February 2019 , pp. 206 - 207
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Cite this article: Liu J, et al. (2019). It is time to define antimicrobial never events Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40, 206–207. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.313

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