Antimicrobial de-escalation of treatment for healthcare-associated pneumonia within the Veterans Healthcare Administration | Zendy

Karl MadarasKelly | Zendy; Makoto Jones | Zendy; Richard Remington | Zendy; Christina Caplinger | Zendy; Benedikt Huttner | Zendy; Barbara Jones | Zendy; Matthew H. Samore | Zendy

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Antimicrobial de-escalation of treatment for healthcare-associated pneumonia within the Veterans Healthcare Administration

Author(s) -

Karl MadarasKelly,

Makoto Jones,

Richard Remington,

Christina Caplinger,

Benedikt Huttner,

Barbara Jones,

Matthew H. Samore

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv338

Subject(s) - medicine , de escalation , retrospective cohort study , veterans affairs , health care , pneumonia , logistic regression , antimicrobial , emergency medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , economics , economic growth

The objective of this study was to measure quantitatively antimicrobial de-escalation utilizing electronic medication administration data based on the spectrum of activity for antimicrobial therapy (i.e. spectrum score) to identify variables associated with de-escalation in a nationwide healthcare system.

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