• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Dec 2016

    Comparative Study

    Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Care Bundle to Improve the Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Urinary Tract Infection.

    • Curtis D Collins, Jared J Kabara, Sarah M Michienzi, and Anurag N Malani.
    • 1Department of Pharmacy Services,St Joseph Mercy Health System,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1; 37 (12): 1499-1501.

    AbstractImplementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program bundle for urinary tract infections among 92 patients led to a higher rate of discontinuation of therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria (52.4% vs 12.5%; P =.004), more appropriate durations of therapy (88.7% vs 63.6%; P =.001), and significantly higher overall bundle compliance (75% vs 38.2%; P < .001). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1499-1501.

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