Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Urinary tract infection stewardship: A urinary antibiogram and electronic medical record alert nudging narrower-spectrum antibiotics for urinary tract infections |
| Authors: |
Maryrose Laguio-Vila, Mary L. Staicu, Mary Lourdes Brundige, Jose Alcantara, Hongmei Yang, Ebbing Lautenbach, Ghinwa Dumyati |
| Source: |
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, Vol 1 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
An antimicrobial stewardship intervention consisting of a urinary antibiogram and an electronic health record best-practice advisory promoted narrower-spectrum antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients. Over 20 months, the intervention significantly reduced ceftriaxone orders by 48% (P < .001) and increased cefazolin use 19 times from baseline (P < .001). |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2732-494X |
| Relation: |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X21001637/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2732-494X |
| DOI: |
10.1017/ash.2021.163 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/79a316b3ede44a998463b1d025562a64 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.79a316b3ede44a998463b1d025562a64 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
