The long-term sustainability of a respiratory culture nudge. Issue 1 (31st January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaur, Supreet; Hutton, Mary; Kenney, Rachel M.; Weinmann, Allison; Samuel, Linoj; Tibbetts, Robert; Davis, Susan L.; Medler, Corey
• Is Part Of: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology. Volume 2:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01-31
• Subjects: Anti-infective agents -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2732-494X

Abstract

Abstract: Resource-intensive interventions and education are susceptible to a lack of long-term sustainability and regression to the mean. The respiratory culture nudge changed reporting to "Commensal Respiratory Flora only: No S. aureus /MRSA or P. aeruginosa. " This study demonstrated sustained reduction in broad-spectrum antibiotic duration and long-term sustainability 3 years after implementation.