General Tips¶
- Vanderbilt Antibiotics Stewardship Program (VASP) has a website with VUMC antibiograms, local resistance patterns
- Cross reference with IDSA guidelines to ensure the most up to date care.
- Does your pt need to be on precautions? Check the Infection Prevention Website under ‘isolation’ tab or page the infection control pager in E-star paging for additional questions
- Page the ID pharmacist on call for approval of restricted antimicrobials at VUMC (page the VA ID fellow at the VA)
- Both lab and clinicians are required by law to report diagnosis and treatment for reportable disease