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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Kelsey L. Jensen, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Guest: Daniel Ilges, Pharm.D., R.Ph., BCIPD
The appropriate use of antibiotics is important for a variety of reasons. It helps keep our patients safe, helps maintain antibiotic effectiveness in treating bacterial infections, and helps control the cost of patient care. Very few new antibiotics have been introduced in the past few decades. Because of this, as well as the accelerated emergence of antibiotic resistance, it’s more important than ever that we practice careful and responsible us...