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Efficacy of a stewardship intervention focused on reducing unnecessary use of non–Clostridioides difficile antibiotics in patients with Clostridioides difficile infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2019

Michelle T. Hecker ,
Andrea H. Son ,
Heba Alhmidi ,
Brigid M. Wilson ,
Peter M. Wiest  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Michelle T. Hecker
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Andrea H. Son
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Heba Alhmidi
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Brigid M. Wilson
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Peter M. Wiest
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: Curtis J. Donskey, Email: Curtis.Donskey@va.gov
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Abstract

In a tertiary-care hospital and affiliated long-term care facility, a stewardship intervention focused on patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) was associated with a significant reduction in unnecessary non-CDI antibiotic therapy. However, there was no significant reduction in total non-CDI therapy or in the frequency of CDI recurrence.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 216 - 218
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