Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide.

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Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide.

November 9, 2016

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2016.

Antimicrobial stewardship is one strategy to reduce health care–associated infections in a variety of settings. This guide provides detailed instructions and four adaptable toolkits to establish antimicrobial stewardship programs in nursing homes.

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