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

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 w...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 731 - 733
Main Authors Ting Ting, Geraldine Foo, Chew, Ka Lip, Yeo, Xier Emily, Jureen, Roland, Fisher, Dale, Bagdasarian, Natasha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cambridge University Press 01.06.2020
Subjects
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
E coli
Infections
Nursing
Patients
Statistical significance
Urogenital system
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Summary: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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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.74