Efficacy of a stewardship intervention focused on reducing unnecessary use of non- Clostridioides difficile antibiotics in patients with Clostridioides difficile infection

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):216-218. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.346.

Abstract

In a tertiary-care hospital and affiliated long-term care facility, a stewardship intervention focused on patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) was associated with a significant reduction in unnecessary non-CDI antibiotic therapy. However, there was no significant reduction in total non-CDI therapy or in the frequency of CDI recurrence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / organization & administration
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / standards*
  • Clostridium Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data
  • Recurrence
  • Tertiary Care Centers

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents