Antimicrobial stewardship intervention bundle decreases outpatient fluoroquinolone prescribing for urinary tract infections.
Journal
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
ISSN: 1559-6834
Titre abrégé: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8804099
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2023
03 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
12
4
2022
medline:
17
3
2023
entrez:
11
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An antimicrobial stewardship bundle was implemented in 23 community health system urgent care and primary care clinics to reduce fluoroquinolone prescribing in urinary tract infections. The percentage of urinary tract infection (UTI) visits prescribed a fluoroquinolone subsequently decreased from 17.6% to 3% in urgent care and from 23.8% to 6.8% in primary care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35403600
pii: S0899823X21005201
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.520
doi:
Substances chimiques
Fluoroquinolones
0
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM