Antimicrobial Never Events! It is Time to Draw a Line in the Sand

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I  admire those who make bold, truthful statements.

This article in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology caught my attention. It is time for us to define and demand never events for inappropriate antibiotic use.

Antibiotic never events include antibiotic use for a non-susceptible organism,  antibiotic use for upper viral respiratory infections and antibiotic use for asymptomatic bacteriuria.

If we fancy ourselves proper stewards of antibiotic use, it is time that we draw a line in the sand.