Duration of Antibiotics Through Care Transitions: A Quality Improvement Initiative
13 September 2022
Antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide and can be largely attributed to excess antibiotic use. At our institution, 75% of patients were prescribed excess antibiotic days and total duration of therapy was appropriate in only 24.5% of cases per the reviewers. Choice of antibiotic was appropriate in 70.4% of cases.
Further reading: American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Caitlin L. Soto et al
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