(Re)Moving the needle: a retrospective, quasi-experimental assessment of the impact of a treatment guideline on oral antibiotic prescribing for orthopedic infections
Implementation of a treatment guideline resulted in a significant increase in oral antibiotic prescribing. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should implement similar interventions to improve outpatient antibiotic utilization.
Authors
- Heather Cummins
- Julie Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-8792)
- Russell J Benefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3235-6285)
- Laura Certain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-125X)
- Chanah K. Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4247-3546)
Institutions
- Aurora Health Care (US)
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- The Medical Center of Aurora (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.52
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00