Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Long-Term Care: A Five-Year Prospective Single-Center Study

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Consumption and cost of restricted injectable antimicrobials per 1,000 patient days, following the implementation of the antimicrobial stewardship program. Standardized costs are calculated by multiplying the actual consumption by the mean prices for each antimicrobial agent. It was used to adjust for the significant variance in cost due to the significant variability of antimicrobials’ prices across the years.