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. 2022 Nov;43(11):1689-1692.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.346. Epub 2021 Aug 24.

Antibiotic overuse after discharge from medical short-stay units

Nathaniel S Soper  1 , Abhinav J Appukutty  2 , David Paje  1 , Lindsay A Petty  3 , Scott A Flanders  1 , Qisu Zhang  1 , Jennifer K Horowitz  1 , Valerie M Vaughn  4
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Antibiotic overuse after discharge from medical short-stay units

Nathaniel S Soper et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Of 100 patients discharged from short-stay units (SSUs) with antibiotics, 47 had a skin and soft-tissue infection, 22 had pneumonia, and 21 had a urinary tract infection. Among all discharge antibiotic prescriptions, 78% involved antibiotic overuse, most commonly excess duration (54 of 100) and guideline discordant selection (44 of 100).

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