Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative
Date:
09/11/2022
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Citation:
Soto CL, Dzintars K, Keller SC. Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Sep 11:S0196-6553(22)00668-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36100033.
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide and can be largely attributed to excess antibiotic use. At our institution, 75% of patients were prescribed excess antibiotic days and total duration of therapy was appropriate in only 24.5% of cases per the reviewers. Choice of antibiotic was appropriate in 70.4% of cases.