Antibiotic Use in Small Community Hospitals | Zendy

Edward Stenehjem | Zendy; Adam L. Hersh | Zendy; Xiaoming Sheng | Zendy; Peter Jones | Zendy; Whitney R. Buckel | Zendy; James F. Lloyd | Zendy; Stephen Howe | Zendy; R. Scott Evans | Zendy; Tom Greene | Zendy; Andrew T. Pavia | Zendy

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Antibiotic Use in Small Community Hospitals

Author(s) -

Edward Stenehjem,

Adam L. Hersh,

Xiaoming Sheng,

Peter Jones,

Whitney R. Buckel,

James F. Lloyd,

Stephen Howe,

R. Scott Evans,

Tom Greene,

Andrew T. Pavia

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw588

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , health care , emergency medicine , antibiotic resistance , public health , pediatrics , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth

Antibiotic use and misuse is driving drug resistance. Much of US healthcare takes place in small community hospitals (SCHs); 70% of all US hospitals have <200 beds. Antibiotic use in SCHs is poorly described. We evaluated antibiotic use using data from the National Healthcare and Safety Network antimicrobial use option from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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