Antimicrobial Use
The hospital's antimicrobial use metrics exceeded 2023 national benchmarks, leaving room for stewardship improvement. Higher antimicrobial use intensity was positively correlated with MDR bacterial incidence in the hospital. Antimicrobial…
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The hospital's antimicrobial use metrics exceeded 2023 national benchmarks, leaving room for stewardship improvement. Higher antimicrobial use intensity was positively correlated with MDR bacterial incidence in the hospital. Antimicrobial misuse contributes to resistance by disrupting normal flora and generating selective pressure. Concurrent use of multiple broad-spectrum agents creates especially strong selective pressure for resistance development.