Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative

Caitlin L. Soto; Kathryn Dzintars; Sara C. Keller

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.001

Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative

Caitlin L. Soto, Kathryn Dzintars, Sara C. Keller

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	478-480
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.001
State	Published - Apr 2023

Keywords

Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial stewardship
Duration of therapy
Transitions of care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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