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

doi:10.1017/ice.2016.276

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

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We 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	353-355
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.276
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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