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Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Care Bundle to Improve the Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Urinary Tract Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

Curtis D. Collins*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy Services, St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jared J. Kabara
Affiliation:
Quality Institute, St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah M. Michienzi
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy Services, St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Anurag N. Malani
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Infection Prevention and Control, St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
*
Address correspondence to Curtis D. Collins, PharmD, MS, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, 5301 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (curtis.collins@stjoeshealth.org).

Abstract

Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program bundle for urinary tract infections among 92 patients led to a higher rate of discontinuation of therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria (52.4% vs 12.5%; P =.004), more appropriate durations of therapy (88.7% vs 63.6%; P =.001), and significantly higher overall bundle compliance (75% vs 38.2%; P < .001).

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1499–1501

Type
Concise Communications
Copyright
© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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