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Association between meeting core elements for inpatient antimicrobial stewardship and antibiotic utilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2019

Shaina R. Bernard ,
Kristi M. Kuper ,
Kimberly B. Lee ,
Michael P. Stevens ,
Samuel F. Hohmann ,
Natalie Nguyen  and
Amy L. Pakyz Open the ORCID record for Amy L. Pakyz [Opens in a new window]
Shaina R. Bernard
Affiliation:
Division of Surveillance and Investigation, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Kristi M. Kuper
Affiliation:
Vizient, Irving, Texas
Kimberly B. Lee
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, Virginia
Michael P. Stevens
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Samuel F. Hohmann
Affiliation:
Vizient, Irving, Texas Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
Natalie Nguyen
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, Virginia
Amy L. Pakyz*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
*
Author for correspondence: Amy L. Pakyz, PhD, 410 North 12th Street, Box 980533, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA. Email: apakyz@vcu.edu
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Abstract

We used multivariable analyses to assess whether meeting core elements was associated with antibiotic utilization. Compliance with 7 elements versus not doing so was associated with higher use of broad-spectrum agents for community-acquired infections [days of therapy per 1,000 patient days: 155 (39) vs 133 (29), P = .02] and anti-methicillin-resistant S. aureus agents [days of therapy per 1,000 patient days: 145 (37) vs 124 (30), P = .03].

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 9 , September 2019 , pp. 1050 - 1052
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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