Work

Antibiotic Prescribing at the Transition from Hospitalization to Discharge: A Target for Antibiotic Stewardship

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Of 300 patients prescribed oral antibiotics at the time of hospital discharge, urinary tract infection, community-acquired pneumonia, and skin infections accounted for 181 of the treatment indications (60%). Half of the prescriptions were antibiotics with broad Gram-negative activity. Discharge prescriptions were inappropriate in 79 of 150 cases reviewed (53%).

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.85

Authors: Norihiro Yogo, Michelle K. Haas, Bryan C. Knepper, William J. Burman, Philip S. Mehler, Timothy C. Jenkins

Institutions: University of Colorado Anschutz, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver Public Health

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Subfield: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases