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Remote Laboratory Management: Respiratory Virus Diagnostics
Published on: April 6, 2019
Expanding the scope and visibility of ambulatory stewardship programs with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Hongkai Bao1, Yi Guo1, Mei H Chang1
1Department of Pharmacy, Montefiore Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Abstract:
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can be expanded to the outpatient setting to serve as a first line of defense against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) hospitalizations and to reduce the burden on emergency departments and acute-care hospitals. Given the numerous emergency use authorizations of monoclonal antibodies and oral antivirals, ASPs possess the expertise and leadership to direct ambulatory COVID-19 initiatives and transform it into a predominantly outpatient illness. In this review, we summarize the critical role and benefits of an ASP-championed ambulatory COVID-19 therapeutics program.
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