Author:
Scarpato Sarah J.,Timko Daniel R.,Cluzet Valerie C.,Dougherty Jillian P.,Nunez Jonathan J.,Fishman Neil O.,Hamilton Keith W.,
Abstract
We conducted a retrospective study of the appropriateness of antimicrobial agents prescribed on discharge from an acute care hospital. Seventy percent of discharge antibiotics were inappropriate in antibiotic drug choice, dose, or duration. Our findings suggest there is a significant need for antimicrobial stewardship at transitions in care.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:353–355
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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