Abstract:Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) cannot be practised as a one-man show. A well-established AMS-team with formal authority and dedicated time given by the hospital management can manage its tasks also in exceptional situations as for example an outbreak due to a multi-drug-resistant pathogen. Know-how of clinical infectious diseases is mandatory for all members of the AMS-team. The AMS-team plays various roles in an outbreak situation with the rational use of last-resort antibiotics and optimization of the dosag… Show more
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