Antimicrobial prescribing and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in Australian hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to assess prescribing practices, compliance with guidelines, and outcomes for patients who were admitted to the authors' institution with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Methods

We performed a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study of adults with CAP presenting during the 2019 influenza season. CAP severity was assessed using the CURB-65 risk score. The effect of CURB-65 risk score use on the rate of appropriate antimicrobial prescribing was assessed using the chi-square test and reported as odds ratio (OR). Fisher's exact test was used to assess the relationship between prescribing appropriateness and patient outcomes.

Results

Patients with low-risk CAP were most likely to be inappropriately prescribed antimicrobials (OR: 4.77; 95% c

SUBMITTER: Robert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647258 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature