ArticleRevista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia2025
[Recommendations from an antimicrobial stewardship program on the duration of antibiotic treatment: effectiveness of short-course regimens in the emergency department].
Article in Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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introductionExcessive duration of antibiotic treatment is associated with adverse events without improving clinical outcomes. The Emergency Department (ED) is a strategic location to implement Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP). Our objective was to determine the effect of ASP recommendations on short antibiotic treatment regimens in patients with uncomplicated infections treated in the ED. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe conducted a quasi-experimental study comparing patients treated in the ED in September and October 2022 who were discharged with antibiotic treatment (control group) with those treated in November and December of the same year (intervention group). Recommendations regarding the appropriateness of antibiotic therapy were made in both groups, and regarding treatment duration only in the intervention group. A 30-day follow-up was performed to assess healing, readmissions due to infection, and adverse effects.
resultsA total of 78 patients were included, 40 in the control group and 38 in the intervention group. The median duration of antibiotic treatment was significantly shorter in the intervention group (7.5 days, IQR: 7-10 vs 6 days, IQR: 5-7, p<0.001). Healing rates were similar in both groups (92.5% vs 97.4%, p = 0.616). Adverse effects were documented in 7 patients from the intervention group (18.4%).
conclusionsAn ASP in the ED can shorten the duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with uncomplicated infections who are discharged, without affecting clinical outcomes, and without being associated with severe adverse effects, mortality, or readmissions due to infection.
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