Purpose
To optimise patients’ antimicrobial therapy through clinical assessment and review of the appropriateness of the antimicrobial and of investigation results.
Purpose
Purpose
To inform patients about their clinical condition so that they can participate in decision-making about their treatment options in collaboration with their clinician. This may or may not include antimicrobials.
Purpose
To support appropriate antimicrobial selection with relevant microbiology testing when clinically indicated.
Purpose
Purpose
To ensure that the most appropriate antimicrobial treatment is given. That is, to ensure that the appropriate spectrum microbial of activity, active ingredient, dose, frequency and route of administration, and duration of therapy is chosen.
Purpose
To ensure access to timely and appropriate antimicrobial treatment for consumers with suspected life-threatening infections that can lead to sepsis1, septic shock, bacterial meningitis, febrile neutropenia or necrotising fasciitis, when clinically appropriate.
Goals of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard
To ensure the appropriate use and review of antimicrobials to optimise patient outcomes, lessen the harms of adverse effects and reduce the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.