Assessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hospital antimicrobial consumption data are widely available; however, large-scale assessments of the quality of antimicrobial use in US hospitals are limited.

Objective

To evaluate the appropriateness of antimicrobial use for hospitalized patients treated for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or urinary tract infection (UTI) present at admission or for patients who had received fluoroquinolone or intravenous vancomycin treatment.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included data from a prevalence survey of hospitalized patients in 10 Emerging Infections Program sites. Random samples of inpatients on hospital survey dates from May 1 to September 30, 2015, were identified. Medical record data were collected for eligible patients wit

SUBMITTER: Magill SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7974639 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature