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Infection preventionist urges clinicians to follow antibiotic stewardship and match drugs to cultures
Summary
Mary Miller urged prescribers to participate in antibiotic stewardship, educate patients about antibiotic risks, and to use culture results to guide antibiotic choice, saying 'Antibiotics are not without side effects. Use them carefully.'
Mary Miller, a certified infection preventionist and nursing educator, told listeners that clinicians who prescribe antibiotics should be involved in antibiotic stewardship and should educate patients about risks. "I would say to anyone who prescribes antibiotics to be involved in antibiotic stewardship or at least have good knowledge of it and educate your patients," she said.
Miller emphasized matching antibiotic selection to culture results: "If you have culture results, make sure you're looking at the culture results and that the antibiotics are matching the results of the culture." She added a cautionary point: "Antibiotics are not without side effects. Use them carefully." The transcript records no formal policy action or local stewardship program details; Miller framed her remarks as professional guidance for prescribers.
