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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Impact of Extended and Restricted Antibiotic Deescalation on Mortality.

Hwei Lin Teh, Sarimah Abdullah, Anis Kausar Ghazali, Rahela Ambaras Khan, Anitha Ramadas, Chee Loon Leong

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hwei Lin TehPharmacy Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50586, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2877-2400
Sarimah AbdullahBiostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-7966-5966
Anis Kausar GhazaliBiostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia.
Rahela Ambaras KhanPharmacy Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50586, Malaysia.
Anitha RamadasPharmacy Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50586, Malaysia.
Chee Loon LeongInfectious Disease Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50586, Malaysia.
Ministry of Health · MYHospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMore data are needed about the safety of antibiotic de-escalation in specific clinical situations as a strategy to reduce exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics. This study aims to compare the survival curve of patient de-escalated (early or late) against those not de-escalated on antibiotics, to determine the association of patient related, clinical related, and pressure sore/device related characteristics on all-cause 30-day mortality and determine the impact of early and late antibiotic de-escalation on 30-day all-cause mortality.

methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study on patients in medical ward Hospital Kuala Lumpur, admitted between January 2016 and June 2019. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Fleming-Harrington test were used to compare the overall survival rates between early, late, and those not de-escalated on antibiotics while multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine prognostic factors associated with mortality and the impact of de-escalation on 30-day all-cause mortality.

resultsOverall mortality rates were not significantly different when patients were not de-escalated on extended or restricted antibiotics, compared to those de-escalated early or later (

conclusionThe results of this study reinforce that restricted or extended antibiotic de-escalation in patients does not significantly affect 30-day all-cause mortality compared to continuation with extended and restricted antibiotics.

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antibioticantimicrobialde-escalationmortalityoutcomesafetystreamlining

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PMID35052899
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