To measure the rate of unnecessary antimicrobials (UAU), and the effect of the infectious disease consultation. A 17-week multicenter study, patients’ records were reviewed for antimicrobials. A predefined UAU definition was developed. Excluded patients were those on prophylaxis and less than 1-year-old. The outcome is the UAU rate. Confounders were adjusted by Charlson index and APACHE 2 score. The analysis was by Χ2 and Fischer's Exact Tests and multivariate analysis as appropriate. 662 records were reviewed: 169 qualified the necessary antimicrobial use (NAU) and 493 in the UAU categories. The rate of the UAU was 74.5%. The age means differed (53.85 years for the NAU versus 46.48 years for the UAU, P<0.001) without gender difference (P=0.285). The patients in the UAU category were represented more in UTI, SSTI, BSI, and no infection (P<0.05). The commonest UAU subcategory were non-infectious non-febrile conditions 36.71%, influenza-like illnesses, and viral syndromes 20.08%, combination therapy 17.6%. An infectious disease consultation was significantly associated with less UAU (P ≤ 0.004), and less mortality (P<0.05). In conclusion: UAU rate was high, and an infectious disease consultation significantly reduced the UAU rate and mortality.
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Unnecessary Antimicrobial Use, Stewardship, Infectious Diseases Consult, Mortality
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abstract = {To measure the rate of unnecessary antimicrobials (UAU), and the effect of the infectious disease consultation. A 17-week multicenter study, patients’ records were reviewed for antimicrobials. A predefined UAU definition was developed. Excluded patients were those on prophylaxis and less than 1-year-old. The outcome is the UAU rate. Confounders were adjusted by Charlson index and APACHE 2 score. The analysis was by Χ2 and Fischer's Exact Tests and multivariate analysis as appropriate. 662 records were reviewed: 169 qualified the necessary antimicrobial use (NAU) and 493 in the UAU categories. The rate of the UAU was 74.5%. The age means differed (53.85 years for the NAU versus 46.48 years for the UAU, P<0.001) without gender difference (P=0.285). The patients in the UAU category were represented more in UTI, SSTI, BSI, and no infection (P<0.05). The commonest UAU subcategory were non-infectious non-febrile conditions 36.71%, influenza-like illnesses, and viral syndromes 20.08%, combination therapy 17.6%. An infectious disease consultation was significantly associated with less UAU (P ≤ 0.004), and less mortality (P<0.05). In conclusion: UAU rate was high, and an infectious disease consultation significantly reduced the UAU rate and mortality.},
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