Posts by Laura Blum
Use of Antivirals for COVID-19 in Acute Care Hospitals Reporting to the NHSN AU Option
Virgie Fields, Amy Webb, Laura Blum, and Malissa Mojica co-authored a poster Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results—A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option and presented it at this year’s CSTE conference.
Read MoreImplementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Critical Access Hospitals
For U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, Erin O’Leary along with Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, FIDSA, presented the 2019 NHSN Annual Hospital Survey results for the antibiotic stewardship program Core Element uptake. They also provided practical suggestions for enhancing stewardship activities in critical access hospitals. Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA from CDC’s Division Quality Healthcare Promotion and Natalia…
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