Efficiency of a Long-term Infectious Diseases Consultation and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Japanese Cancer Center: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
Our intervention was associated with the promotion of appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and a reduction in the length of hospital stay. These findings can help establish safer cancer treatments and improve patient prognosis.
Authors
- Takanori Kawabata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-4659)
- Naoya Itoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-7884)
- Nana Akazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-4634)
- Makoto Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-8210)
Institutions
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (JP)
- Aichi Cancer Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae678
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.89
Funders
- Nagoya City University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science