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Metronidazole prescribing practices in Australian hospitals: Measuring guideline compliance and appropriateness to support antimicrobial stewardship
| Title: | Metronidazole prescribing practices in Australian hospitals: Measuring guideline compliance and appropriateness to support antimicrobial stewardship |
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| Authors: | Simone Mo, Karin Thursky, Alexandros Chronas, Lisa Hall, Rodney James, Courtney Ierano |
| Source: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss , Pp 90-96 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Antimicrobial stewardship, Quality improvement, Guideline compliance, Audit and feedback, Anaerobic infection, Antimicrobial, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: | Background: Metronidazole is a commonly prescribed antimicrobial in Australian hospitals. Inappropriate use may increase risks to patient care, such as toxicities and antimicrobial resistance. To date, there is limited information on the quality of metronidazole prescriptions to inform antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement initiatives. This study aims to describe the quality of metronidazole prescribing practices in Australian hospitals. Methods: Retrospective data analysis of the Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (Hospital NAPS). Data were collected by auditors at each participating hospital using a standardised auditing tool. All data from 2013 to 2021 were de-identified and analysed descriptively. Variables included were antimicrobial prescribed, indication, guideline compliance and appropriateness. Results: Metronidazole was the fifth most prescribed antimicrobial in the Hospital NAPS dataset (2013–2021), accounting for 5.7 % (n = 14,197) of all antimicrobial prescriptions (n = 250,863). The proportion of metronidazole prescriptions declined by 2 % from 2013 to 2021 (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1876-0341 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123003775; https://doaj.org/toc/1876-0341 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.039 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/28deae9b22514891aef3a5b616f57140 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.28deae9b22514891aef3a5b616f57140 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 18760341 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.039 |
| Published in: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Language: | English |