Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control in Patients at High Risk of Developing Infection by Clostridium Difficile, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci or Multi-Resistant Gram-Negatives

The infection control bundle will include staff training, hand hygiene programs, disinfection measures, and contact isolation. Physicians will be discouraged to prescribe proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) where not explicitly needed. The intervention bundle will be defined based on current literature. For implementation, the investigator will adapt the bundle to specific local needs, discuss with the responsible department heads and ward staff, perform training and disseminate standards of care.

"Antibiotic stewards will develop local standards of procedure based on the provided training and guidelines. They will then train the responsible staff and disseminate guidelines as best suited for the local work environment, e.g. as pocket cards, posters, or electronically. Point-prevalence investigations and antibiotic visits will assure adherence to guidelines."