期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
卷 41, 期 11, 页码 1116-1118出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.017
关键词
Antimicrobial stewardship; Health care-associated infection; Quality improvement
资金
- Hamilton Health Sciences Quality Assurance Project grant
- AMMI Canada/Astellas Post-Residency Fellowship
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
We assessed appropriateness of preceding and concurrent antibiotics in 126 consecutive patients with hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection. In 93 (73.8%) episodes, at least 1 preceding course of antibiotics was inappropriate. We provided feedback on concurrent antibiotics on the day of diagnosis during the final 8 months: 17 of 74 (23.0%) patients were on inappropriate antibiotics. Our recommendations were well received. Reviewing C difficile-infected patients allowed for identification of opportunities to improve antibiotic utilization and potentially improved patient outcomes. Copyright (C) 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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