Impact of removing ESBL designation from culture reports on the selection of antibiotics for the treatment of infections associated with ESBL-producing organisms

Mark D. Lesher; Cory M. Hale; Dona S.S. Wijetunge; Matt R. England; Debra S. Myers; David W. Craft

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.46

Impact of removing ESBL designation from culture reports on the selection of antibiotics for the treatment of infections associated with ESBL-producing organisms

Mark D. Lesher
, Cory M. Hale
, Dona S.S. Wijetunge
, Matt R. England
, Debra S. Myers
, David W. Craft

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Abstract

We characterized the impact of removal of the ESBL designation from microbiology reports on inpatient antibiotic prescribing. Definitive prescribing of carbapenems decreased from 48.4% to 16.1% (P =.01) and β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitor combination increased from 19.4% to 61.3% (P =.002). Our findings confirm the importance of collaboration between microbiology and antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	604-607
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.46
State	Published - May 1 2020

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Impact of removing ESBL designation from culture reports on the selection of antibiotics for the treatment of infections associated with ESBL-producing organisms

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