Appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis and pharyngitis in an integrated healthcare system. (29th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chauhan, Lakshmi; Young, Heather; Knepper, Bryan C.; Shihadeh, Katherine C.; Jenkins, Timothy C.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 8(2018)
• Page Start: 991
• Page End: 993
• Publication Date: 2018-05-29
• 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.2018.117
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We evaluated the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis and pharyngitis. Overall, 81% of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis were inappropriate and 48% of antibiotic prescriptions for pharyngitis were inappropriate. Types of prescribing errors differed between the 2 infections, including lack of an indication for antibiotics and excessive duration in ~50% of sinusitis cases and incorrect antibiotic dose in ~33% of pharyngitis cases. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;0, 1–3