ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP. VOLUME 2

• Section A: The Global Picture of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
Chapter 1: The Global Crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance
Chapter 2: Antimicrobial Stewardship: Efficacy and Implementation of Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Overuse and Resistance
Chapter 3: Quality Indicators and Quantity Metrics of Antibiotic Use
• Section B: AMS Strategies
Chapter 4: Improving Antimicrobial Prescribing: Input from Behavioral Strategies and Quality Improvement Methods
Chapter 5: Education of Healthcare Professionals on Responsible Antimicrobial Prescribing
Chapter 6: Rapid Diagnostics and Biomarkers for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Chapter 7: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Tools to Increase Efficacy
Chapter 8: The Use of Computerized Decision Support Systems to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Chapter 9: The Role of Microbiology Laboratory in Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship
Chapter 10: The Role of Pharmacists
Chapter 11: The Roles of Nurses in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Chapter 12: Antifungal Stewardship
• Section C: AMS in Specific Clinical Settings
Chapter 13: Optimising Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections as an Example for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Stewardship: What to Tell the Patients and the General Public
Chapter 15: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities
Chapter 16: Antimicrobial Stewardship in ICU
Chapter 17: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hematology Patients
Chapter 18: AMS in an Era of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
• Section D: AMS Experiences Around the World
Chapter 19.1: AMS Initiatives and Policies: The International Picture
Chapter 19.2: Missions and Objectives of EUCIC and ESGAP
Chapter 19.3: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Latin America
Chapter 19.4: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australia
Chapter 19.5: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Austria
Chapter 19.6: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Belgium
Chapter 19.7: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Bulgaria
Chapter 19.8: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Croatia
Chapter 19.9: Antimicrobial Stewardship in England
Chapter 19.10: Antimicrobial Stewardship in France
Chapter 19.11: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Germany
Chapter 19.12: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Greece
Chapter 19.13: Antimicrobial Stewardship in India
Chapter 19.14: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Israel
Chapter 19.15: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Italy
Chapter 19.16: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Japan
Chapter 19.17: Antibiotic Stewardship in the Netherlands
Chapter 19.18: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Scotland
Chapter 19.19: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Slovenia
Chapter 19.20: Antimicrobial Stewardship in South Africa
Chapter 19.21: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Argentina
Chapter 19.22: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Spain
Chapter 19.23: Antibiotic Stewardship in Sweden
Chapter 19.24: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Switzerland
Chapter 19.25: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Turkey
Chapter 19.26: Antimicrobial Stewardship in the United States
• Section E: Research and Perspectives
Chapter 20: Methodological Challenges in Evaluating Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: “Through Measuring to Knowledge”

Features:
• Focuses on the most recent antimicrobial stewardship strategies
• Provides a detailed description of laboratory support
• Offers a balanced synthesis of basic and clinical sciences for each individual case, presenting clinical courses of the cases in parallel with the pathogenesis and detailed microbiological information for each infection
• Describes the prevalence and incidence of the global issues and current therapeutic approaches
• Presents the measures for infection control

Authors
• Céline Pulcini, Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Lorraine, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France;
• Onder Ergonul, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey;
• Füsun Can, Professor of Microbiology, KOC University, School of Medicine, Rumeli Feneri Mh, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Bojana Beovic, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia