Stewardship: Focus On Antifungals Critical

Overuse of antifungal agents deserves equal attention with antibiotics in antimicrobial stewardship programs to mitigate the risk for resistance.

In addition to managing resistance, ASPs that include fungi could lead to substantial savings for health systems, experts said.

“We need to recategorize our focus toward all antimicrobials, rather than focusing almost completely on antibiotics, which is the case at many hospitals,” said Matthew Miller, PharmD, an