Open AccessAntibiotic Utilization in Deceased Organ Donors
Author(s) -
Judith A Anesi,
Ebbing Lautenbach,
Jennifer Han,
Dong Heun Lee,
Heather Clauss,
Antonette Climaco,
Richard Hasz,
Warren B. Bilker,
Esther Molnar,
Darcy Alimenti,
Sharon West,
Pam Tolomeo,
Emily A. Blumberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab463
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , antibiotic stewardship , antimicrobial stewardship , retrospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , cohort , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , biology
Antibiotic use in deceased organ donors has not been previously described. In a retrospective cohort of 440 donors, we found 427 (97%) received at least one antibiotic course, 312 (71%) received broad-spectrum antibiotics, and 61 (14%) received potentially redundant antibiotics during their terminal hospitalization, suggesting a need for stewardship.