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ArticleInfection & chemotherapy2024

Impact of Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli Bacteremia.

Carles García-Cervera, Francisco Mariano Jover-Díaz, Elisabet Delgado-Sánchez, Coral Martin-González, Rosa Provencio-Arranz, Ana Infante-Urrios, Cristina Dólera-Moreno, Pedro Esteve-Atiénzar, Teresa Martínez Lazcano, Jorge Peris-García and 4 more

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Carles García-CerveraInternal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-1641
Francisco Mariano Jover-DíazInfectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-4295
Elisabet Delgado-SánchezInfectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5408-281X
Coral Martin-GonzálezMicrobiology Section, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-9203
Rosa Provencio-ArranzPharmacy Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Spain.
Ana Infante-UrriosMicrobiology Section, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6526-1728
Cristina Dólera-MorenoIntensive Care Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2441-4941
Pedro Esteve-AtiénzarInternal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-3950
Teresa Martínez LazcanoPharmacy Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Spain.
Jorge Peris-GarcíaInfectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-9350
Vicente Giner-GalvañInternal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-9442
Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla DucasseMicrobiology Section, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6932-4236
Ángel Sánchez-MirallesIntensive Care Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8331-1554
Teresa Aznar-SalientePharmacy Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Juan de Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-3337

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP) have improved empirical and directed antibiotic treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli (GNB) bloodstream infections. A decrease in mortality, readmission, and length of hospitalization has been reported. MATERIALS AND

methodsA pre-post-quasi-experimental study was conducted between November and April 2015-2016 (pre-intervention period), 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 (post-intervention periods), to analyse the impact of ASP on empirical, directed, and entire treatment optimization, as well as mortality, readmission, and length of hospitalization, in hospitalized patients with Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bloodstream infections.

resultsOne hundred seventy-four patients were included (41 in the pre-intervention group, 38 in the first-year post-intervention group, 50 in the second-year post-intervention group, and 45 in the third-year post-intervention group). There was a significant improvement in directed treatment optimization (43.9% in the pre-intervention group, 68.4% in the first-year post-intervention group, 74% in the second-year post-intervention group, and 88.9% in the third-year post-intervention group,

conclusionASP implementation improved both directed and entire treatment optimization in patients with GNB bloodstream infections over time. Nevertheless, no improvement was found in clinical outcomes such as mortality, readmission, or length of hospitalization.

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Antibiotic stewardship programsBloodstream infectionsGram-negative bacilli

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PMCPMC11458493

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