Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on Clostridium difficile infection and clinical outcomes: segmented regression analyses
Author(s) -
Andrea Patton,
Peter Davey,
Stéphan Harbarth,
Dilip Nathwani,
Jacqueline Sneddon,
Charis Marwick
Publication year - 2017
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/dkx413
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , clostridium difficile , psychological intervention , relative risk , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , confidence interval , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Antimicrobial exposure is associated with increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but the impact of prescribing interventions on CDI and other outcomes is less clear.
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