What is the More Effective Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention: Pre-Prescription Authorization or Post-Prescription Review with Feedback?
Author(s) -
Pranita D. Tamma,
Edina Avdic,
John F. Keenan,
Yuan Zhao,
Gobind Anand,
D. James Cooper,
Rebecca Dezube,
Steven Hsu,
Sara E. Cosgrove
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/ciw780
Subject(s) - medicine , prior authorization , medical prescription , antibiotic stewardship , authorization , stewardship (theology) , intervention (counseling) , antimicrobial stewardship , pharmacy , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , antibiotic resistance , computer security , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , politics , computer science , law , political science
The optimal approach to conducting antibiotic stewardship interventions has not been defined. We compared days of antibiotic therapy (DOT) using preprescription authorization (PPA) vs postprescription review with feedback (PPRF) strategies.
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