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Selective reporting of fluoroquinolone susceptibility as a stewardship measure is of marginal benefit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2020

Geraldine Foo Ting Ting Open the ORCID record for Geraldine Foo Ting Ting [Opens in a new window] ,
Ka Lip Chew Open the ORCID record for Ka Lip Chew [Opens in a new window] ,
Xier Emily Yeo ,
Roland Jureen ,
Dale Fisher Open the ORCID record for Dale Fisher [Opens in a new window]  and
Natasha Bagdasarian Open the ORCID record for Natasha Bagdasarian [Opens in a new window]
Geraldine Foo Ting Ting
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, National University Health System, Singapore
Ka Lip Chew
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
Xier Emily Yeo
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
Roland Jureen
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
Dale Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Natasha Bagdasarian*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
*
Author for correspondence: Natasha Bagdasarian, E-mail: natasha_bagdasarian@nuhs.edu.sg
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Abstract

A retrospective time series analysis was conducted to compare inpatient fluoroquinolone use when susceptibilities were masked and after susceptibilities were unmasked. Although inappropriate culture-directed prescriptions increased, overall fluoroquinolone usage decreased. Culture-directed therapy was a small part of fluoroquinolone usage; hence, efforts should target empiric use to reduce overall consumption.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 6 , June 2020 , pp. 731 - 733
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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