Identifying Opportunities to Improve Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing in Veterans with Acute Respiratory Infections or Cystitis. (11th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meyer, Hayley E.; Lund, Brian C.; Heintz, Brett H.; Alexander, Bruce; Egge, Jason A.; Livorsi, Daniel J.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 38:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 724
• Page End: 728
• Publication Date: 2017-04-11
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.59
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : We investigated the frequency and determinants of guideline-discordant antibiotic prescribing in outpatients with respiratory infections or cystitis. Antibiotic prescribing was guideline discordant in 60% of patients. The most common reason for discordance was prescribing an antibiotic when not indicated. In a multivariate analysis, physicians in training had the highest likelihood of guideline-concordant antibiotic prescribing. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:724–728