Interventions to optimize duration of antibiotic therapy and encourage oral transition for uncomplicated gram-negative blood stream infections across a health system
After implementing GN-BSI-focused AS initiatives in our large health system, we observed a shift toward more frequent oral rather than IV antibiotics at discharge, and shorter overall antibiotic durations, without obvious changes in adverse outcomes.
Authors
- Rachel Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6719-5565)
- Nora F. Fino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-1740)
- Whitney R. Buckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-2572)
- Michelle Matheu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1757-457X)
- Jared Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-9614)
- C. Dustin Waters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-9810)
- Allan Seibert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-3405)
- Mary Hutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-7511)
- Edward Stenehjem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6065-9964)
- Brandon Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1799-3315)
- John J Veillette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-7609)
- Nick Tinker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-432X)
- Payal Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-7313)
- Adam L. Hersh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-046X)
- Andrew T. Pavia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-580X)
- Stephanie May
- James B. Rhodes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7961-9081)
- Erin D. Stahl
Institutions
- Intermountain Healthcare (US)
- Primary Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Spencer Foundation (US)
- McKay Dee Hospital (US)
- Intermountain Medical Center (US)
- Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10359
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention