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Internal medicine journal · May 2017
Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on appropriateness of prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia in an Australian regional hospital.
- Stuart E Bond, Craig S Boutlis, Wilfred W Yeo, and Spiros Miyakis.
- Department of Pharmacy, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
- Intern Med J. 2017 May 1; 47 (5): 582-585.
AbstractCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the second commonest indication for antibiotic use in Australian hospitals and is therefore a frequent target for antimicrobial stewardship. A single-centre prospective study was conducted in a regional referral hospital comparing management of adult patients with CAP before and after an educational intervention. We demonstrated a reduction in duration of therapy and reduced inappropriate use of ceftriaxone-based regimens for non-severe CAP.© 2017 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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