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Antimicrobial stewardship intervention bundle decreases outpatient fluoroquinolone prescribing for urinary tract infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2022

Ashley L. Cubillos Open the ORCID record for Ashley L. Cubillos [Opens in a new window] ,
Megan E. Patch ,
Elisabeth L. Chandler Open the ORCID record for Elisabeth L. Chandler [Opens in a new window] ,
Leah W. Lynch ,
Morris R. Gieselman Open the ORCID record for Morris R. Gieselman [Opens in a new window] ,
Mary Beth Saunders  and
Karen E. Calkins
Ashley L. Cubillos*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Megan E. Patch
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Elisabeth L. Chandler
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Leah W. Lynch
Affiliation:
Lee Physician Group, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Morris R. Gieselman
Affiliation:
Lee Physician Group, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Mary Beth Saunders
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
Karen E. Calkins
Affiliation:
Lee Physician Group, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Florida
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Author for correspondence: Ashley L. Cubillos, PharmD, Lee Memorial Hospital, 2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901. E-mail: Ashley.Cubillos@leehealth.org
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Abstract

An antimicrobial stewardship bundle was implemented in 23 community health system urgent care and primary care clinics to reduce fluoroquinolone prescribing in urinary tract infections. The percentage of urinary tract infection (UTI) visits prescribed a fluoroquinolone subsequently decreased from 17.6% to 3% in urgent care and from 23.8% to 6.8% in primary care.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , March 2023 , pp. 488 - 490
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© Lee Health, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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