Impact of Comprehensive Education on Antibiotic Duration of Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a Community Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2019, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released updated guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). These guidelines recommend a new preferred duration of therapy of no less than a total of five days if the patient has achieved clinical stability. This quality improvement project will determine whether comprehensive education to pharmacists and providers impacts the total duration of antibiotic therapy for patients treated for CAP.

Objectives

The primary endpoint was to evaluate the impact of the intervention on antibiotic duration of therapy for patients with CAP in the post-intervention group. The secondary endpoints were the impact on duration of therapy for patients with an antibiotic switch or patients with an outpa

SUBMITTER: Prebble K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12664779 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature