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CDC Core Elements for Antimicrobial Stewardship

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published core elements for ASP for different healthcare settings.  These documents provide the basic blueprint for building an effective ASP to improve antibiotic prescribing practices.  The full documents provide rationales for establishing ASP, cite specific examples for each core elements, and include a core element checklist.  The core element checklists are stand alone documents useful for assessing the level of ASP activities within a facility. 

ASP CORE ELEMENT FULL DOCUMENTS

 

Hospitals (updated 2019)

 

Small and critical access hospitals

 

Long-term care facilities

 

Outpatient facilities (updated 2025)

 

Health Departments

 

Hospital Sepsis Program

 

ASP CORE ELEMENT CHECKLISTS

 

Hospitals (updated 2019)

 

Long-term care facilities

 

Outpatient facilities (updated 2026)

 

CDC ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES

 

Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in the United States

 

Antibiotic Stewardship Resource Bundles

 

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