Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on appropriateness of prescribing for community‐acquired pneumonia in an Australian regional hospital. Issue 5 (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bond, Stuart E.; Boutlis, Craig S.; Yeo, Wilfred W.; Miyakis, Spiros
• Is Part Of: Internal medicine journal. Volume 47:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 582
• Page End: 585
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: community‐acquired pneumonia -- antibiotic -- duration of therapy -- antimicrobial stewardship -- reformatted as a brief communication; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1111/imj.13401
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1444-0903

Abstract

Abstract : Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the second commonest indication for antibiotic use in Australian hospitals and is therefore a frequent target for antimicrobial stewardship. A single‐centre prospective study was conducted in a regional referral hospital comparing management of adult patients with CAP before and after an educational intervention. We demonstrated a reduction in duration of therapy and reduced inappropriate use of ceftriaxone‐based regimens for non‐severe CAP.