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Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing at hospital discharge: A systematic review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2020

Lindsay M. Daniels Open the ORCID record for Lindsay M. Daniels [Opens in a new window]  and
David J. Weber
Lindsay M. Daniels*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Author for correspondence: Lindsay M. Daniels, E-mail: Lindsay.Daniels@unchealth.unc.edu
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Abstract

A large proportion of antibiotic use associated with hospitalization occurs immediately after discharge, representing an important focus for antimicrobial stewardship programs. This review identified few studies evaluating the effect of interventions aimed at improving discharge antibiotic prescribing. Antimicrobial stewardship to improve postdischarge antibiotic prescribing is an unmet need warranting further study.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , January 2021 , pp. 96 - 99
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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