Researchers develop global checklist for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs

(Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics& Policy) Researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics& Policy (CDDEP), in collaboration with researchers at the Universit é de Lorraine, the Qatar Foundation, and the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), developed the Checklist for Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programming (CHASP). CHASP was based on an expert panel's review of published scientific research and existing checklists including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs, and was published in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
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