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Feasibility of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in acute-care hospitals: A nationwide survey in Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2021

Pinyo Rattanaumpawan Open the ORCID record for Pinyo Rattanaumpawan [Opens in a new window] ,
Surangkana Samanloh Open the ORCID record for Surangkana Samanloh [Opens in a new window]  and
Visanu Thamlikitkul Open the ORCID record for Visanu Thamlikitkul [Opens in a new window]
Pinyo Rattanaumpawan*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Surangkana Samanloh
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Visanu Thamlikitkul
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Author for correspondence: Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, Email pinyo.rat@mahidol.ac.th
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Abstract

A nationwide survey was conducted in 399 acute-care hospitals in Thailand. Most had a designated antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), but <20% had an infectious disease physician on the team. The most frequently cited challenges in ASP implementation were the increased workload, followed by a lack of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and a lack of hospital administrator concern.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 8 , August 2022 , pp. 1070 - 1074
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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