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- Title
Impact of a Prescriber-driven Antibiotic Time-out on Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Patients.
- Authors
Thom, Kerri A; Tamma, Pranita D; Harris, Anthony D; Dzintars, Kathryn; Morgan, Daniel J; Li, Shanshan; Pineles, Lisa; Srinivasan, Arjun; Avdic, Edina; Cosgrove, Sara E
- Abstract
A multicenter quasi-experimental study of a provider-driven antibiotic "time-out" in 3470 antibiotic courses showed no difference in antibiotic use before and after implementation, but did show a decrease in inappropriate therapy (45% vs 31%, P <.05). Single time-outs without input from antibiotic stewardship teams are insufficient to optimize prescribing.
- Subjects
ANTI-infective agents; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; DRUG utilization; DRUG prescribing; RESEARCH methodology; PHYSICIAN practice patterns
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 68, Issue 9, p1581
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciy852