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Brendan O’Kelly | Zendy; Ana Isabel Rueda-Benito | Zendy; Mary O’Regan | Zendy; Katherine Finan | Zendy

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An audit of community-acquired pneumonia antimicrobial compliance using an intervention bundle in an Irish hospital

Author(s) -

Brendan O’Kelly,

Ana Isabel Rueda-Benito,

Mary O’Regan,

Katherine Finan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of global antimicrobial resistance

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2213-7173

pISSN - 2213-7165

DOI - 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.021

Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , retrospective cohort study , community acquired pneumonia , prospective cohort study , pneumonia , cohort , antibiotics , antimicrobial , emergency medicine , antibiotic resistance , chemistry , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Hospitalisations with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are often not managed in accordance with antimicrobial guidelines. This study aimed to assess whether guideline-driven antimicrobial prescribing for CAP can be improved using an intervention bundle. Secondary measures assessed were hospital length of stay (LOS), mortality, duration of intravenous antibiotics and total antibiotics, improved uptake of appropriate investigations, and documentation of CURB-65 score.

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