Home Meet the Team ID Physicians Pharmacy Clinical Specialists Microbiology Lab Infection Control Antibiogram Formulary Agents Other Useful Resources: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Effort (CASE)	!!Under Construction!! Welcome to the MUSC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program website. MUSC is currently establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Team which will be a team charged with carrying out the duties of antimicrobial stewardship here at MUSC. Antimicrobial stewardship is a term used to describe specific team based initiatives that healthcare systems can enact in order to optimally utilize anti-infective agents. The goals of stewardship are to optimize clinical outcomes while minimizing unintended consequences of antimicrobial use, including toxicity, the selection of pathogenic organisms, and the emergence of resistance. MUSC has several stewardship initiatives in place at this time, but we continue to strive towards stewardship excellence. Within this website you will find current information on the following subjects: Current treatment guidelines for infectious diseases CAP (ATS) HAP/VAP/HCAP (ATS) Invasive Fungal Infections (MUSC) Febrile Neutropenia Febrile Neutropenia (MUSC) Vancomycin Use (MUSC) Surgical Prophylaxis (ASHP) Order forms CAP HAP/VAP/HCAP Ertapenem Voriconazole Febrile Neutropenia IV to PO program initiatives Voriconazole (See Order Form) Fluconazole Pharmacotherapy consultation Ask a Pharmacist o Drug Information Center (2-3896) o PharmD on Call (SimonWeb) o Contact your PharmD (Who’s on What?) Automatic Therapeutic Substitution Programs Fluoroquinolones Meropenem Restricted antimicrobial agents with their current restrictions and process for approved use
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