Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We've Come and Where We're Going, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Emily Sydnor Spivak and Sage Greenlee bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Antimicrobial Stewardship:: Where We Have Come and Where We Are Going. Throughout the last decade, the field of antimicrobial stewardship  has undergone exponential growth due to heightened awareness of antimicrobial use and emerging multidrug-resistant organisms. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic and persistent health disparities in the United States. In this issue, top experts provide a recap of the progress made over the last decade in antimicrobial stewardship and provide direction for next steps in this ever-growing field.