1. Rapid Diagnostics and Stewardship: Combating the Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance

3. Overprescribing of Antibiotics in the United States

4. Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat

5. Implications of Overprescribing

6. Overprescribing: Finding a Cure

7. ASP Objective: Patient Safety

8. Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Continuum of Care

9. Linking Diagnostics to Stewardship: The Right Test for the Right Patient at the Right Time

10. RDTs Support Antimicrobial Stewardship

11. Path of Conventional Microbiology

12. RDTs: Biomarkers of Infection/Inflammation

13. Molecular RDTs: Culture Dependent

14. Molecular RDTs: Culture Independent

15. Case: 54-year-old Woman

16. Case: Test Results

17. Time to Determine Optimal Antibiotic Therapy: Traditional vs Rapid Diagnostic Methods

18. Beta Lactams More Effective Than Vancomycin Against MSSA

19. Faster Time to Effective Therapy Makes a Difference

20. Lower Overall Cost Per Episode Justified Higher Cost of RDT

21. Use of MALDI-TOF Decreased Time to Effective Therapy by 41 Hours

22. Implementation of RDTs: Short-Term Considerations

23. Implementation of RDTs: Short-Term Considerations (cont)

24. Implementation of RDTs: Long-Term Considerations

25. Implementing RDTs: Keys to Success

26. Implementing RDTs: Keys to Success (cont)

27. ASPs: Nurses Are Critical

28. ASPs: The Role of Pharmacists

29. Concluding Remarks

30. Abbreviations

31. Abbreviations (cont)

32. Abbreviations (cont)