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The actual time spent on patient reviews of each ASP activity was measured with a small number of cases, then the total time was estimated by applying the determined times to a larger number of cases. Full-time equivalents (FTEs) were measured according to labor laws in Korea (52 hours per week).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X20012349_as5\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 225 cases were reviewed to measure time spent on patient reviews. The median time spent per patient review for ASP activities ranged from 10 to 16 minutes. The total time spent on the review for all hospitalized patients was estimated using the observed number of ASP activities for 1,534 patients who underwent antibiotic therapy on surveillance days. The most commonly observed ASP activity was \u2018review of surgical prophylactic antibiotics\u2019 (32.7%), followed by \u2018appropriate antibiotics recommendations for patients with suspected infection without a proven site of infection but without causative pathogens\u2019 (28.6%). The personnel requirement was calculated as 1.20 FTEs (interquartile range [IQR], 1.02\u20131.38) per 100 beds and 2.28 FTEs (IQR, 1.93\u20132.62) per 100 patients who underwent antibiotic therapy, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X20012349_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The estimated time required for human resources performing extensive ASP activities on all hospitalized patients undergoing antibiotic therapy in Korean hospitals was ~1.20 FTEs (IQR, 1.02\u20131.38) per 100 beds.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/ice.2020.1234","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,26]],"date-time":"2020-10-26T06:05:53Z","timestamp":1603692353000},"page":"1429-1435","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Human resources required for antimicrobial stewardship activities for hospitalized patients in Korea"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"Se Yoon","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyun-Ha","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bongyoung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chisook","family":"Moon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mi Suk","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jin Yong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dong Sik","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shin-Woo","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Song Mi","family":"Moon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eu Suk","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hong Bin","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"for Korea Study Group For Antimicrobial Stewardship (KOSGAP)","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"S0899823X20012349_ref13","first-page":"310","article-title":"SoYoun Hwang, Sung-Eun Kim, Je Eun Song, Shi Nae Yu. 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