ArticleInfection & chemotherapy2017
Impact of Intervention by an Antimicrobial Stewardship Team on Conversion from Intravenous to Oral Fluoroquinolones.
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- Core Elements for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korean General Hospitals.Infection & chemotherapy · 2022Review
- Change in the Perception of Oral Antibiotics Among Medical Students After Participating in a Parenteral-to-Oral Conversion Program for Highly Bioavailable Antibiotics.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Stepwise Expansion of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Its Impact on Antibiotic Use and Resistance Rates at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Relationship between the appropriateness of antibiotic treatment and clinical outcomes/medical costs of patients with community-acquired acute pyelonephritis: a multicenter prospective cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Guidelines on Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korea.Infection & chemotherapy · 2021Review
- Predicting Oral Beta-lactam susceptibilities against Streptococcus pneumoniae.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Interventions to improve the review of antibiotic therapy in acute care hospitals: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2020Review
- Redundant combinations of antianaerobic antimicrobials: impact of pharmacist-based prospective audit and feedback and prescription characteristics.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020Article
- The Current State of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Challenges, Successes, and Future Directions.Current infectious disease reports · 2018Review
- Antimicrobial Stewardship with Intravenous to Oral Conversion and Future Directions of Antimicrobial Stewardship.Infection & chemotherapy · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly conversion from intravenous to oral antibiotics plays an important role in lowering the risk of catheter-associated infections, reducing the workload of nurses, decreasing direct and indirect costs, and shortening hospital stays. In August 2015, an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) was implemented to facilitate conversion from intravenous to oral administration of fluoroquinolones in our institute. This study evaluated the clinical and economic impact of the intervention. MATERIALS AND
methodsData were retrospectively collected by reviewing electronic medical records. All hospitalized patients aged 18 and older who met the study inclusion criteria for the conversion were included between August and November 2015. We computed the physicians' adherence rate to the ASP recommendations. We also measured the total use of fluoroquinolones, length of hospital stay, and medication costs.
resultsDuring 4 months, 129 cases were enrolled in the study. The adherence rate was 79.8%. The average total prescription volume of intravenous fluoroquinolones, the length of hospital stay, and the total cost of the fluoroquinolones statistically significantly decreased in the intervention-adherent group.
conclusionIntervention to facilitate conversion from intravenous to oral administration has reduced excess use of intravenous fluoroquinolones and length of hospital stay. With these findings, further implementations of the ASP extending to other antibiotics may be warranted.
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