A resource to learn more about Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.
Infectious Diseases Society of America Practice Guidelines:
Link to multiple guidelines for the management of infectious diseases related conditions and specific pathogens.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prophylaxis in Surgery: Bratzler DW et al. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2013; 70: 195 -283.
These guidelines were developed jointly by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). This work represents an update to the previously published ASHP Therapeutic Guidelines on Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery, as well as guidelines from IDSA and SIS. The guidelines are intended to provide practitioners with a standardized approach to the rational, safe, and effective use of antimicrobial agents for the prevention of surgical-site infections (SSIs) based on currently available clinical evidence and emerging issues.
Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: Freifeld AG et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011; 52: e56 -e93.
This document updates and expands the initial Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Fever and Neutropenia Guideline that was published in 1997 and first updated in 2002. It is intended as a guide for the use of antimicrobial agents in managing patients with cancer who experience chemotherapy-induced fever and neutropenia
