| Literature DB >> 28480242 |
Jefferson G Bohan1, Richard Remington2,3, Makoto Jones4, Matthew Samore4, Karl Madaras-Kelly5,5.
Abstract
De-escalation, an antimicrobial stewardship concept, involves narrowing broad-spectrum empiric antimicrobial therapy based on clinical data. Current health outcomes evidence is lacking to support de-escalation. Studying Veterans Healthcare Administration pneumonia patients, de-escalation was associated with improved length of stay without affecting 30-day readmission or 30-day Clostridium difficile infection rates.Entities:
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; de-escalation; outcomes; pneumonia.
Year: 2016 PMID: 28480242 PMCID: PMC5414017 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw244
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis ISSN: 2328-8957 Impact factor: 3.835