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Summary Although more than half of ward patients received guideline-concordant antibiotics, a number received nonrecommended community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) antibiotics, informing stewardship strategies and highlighting the need to harmonize CAP and… Click to show full abstract
Summary Although more than half of ward patients received guideline-concordant antibiotics, a number received nonrecommended community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) antibiotics, informing stewardship strategies and highlighting the need to harmonize CAP and healthcare-associated pneumonia guidelines. Healthcare-associated pneumonia risk, recent outpatient antibiotic use, and in-hospital antibiotic use <6 hours after admission were associated with nonrecommended CAP antibiotics.
Journal Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017
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