• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Mar 2017

    An Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Upon Hospital Discharge.

    • Sarah J Scarpato, Daniel R Timko, Valerie C Cluzet, Jillian P Dougherty, Jonathan J Nunez, Neil O Fishman, Keith W Hamilton, and CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.
    • 1Department of Internal Medicine,Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Mar 1; 38 (3): 353-355.

    AbstractWe conducted a retrospective study of the appropriateness of antimicrobial agents prescribed on discharge from an acute care hospital. Seventy percent of discharge antibiotics were inappropriate in antibiotic drug choice, dose, or duration. Our findings suggest there is a significant need for antimicrobial stewardship at transitions in care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:353-355.

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