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905. Impact of a Real-Time Electronic Alert on Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients

BACKGROUND: Limiting antibiotic prescribing to the shortest effective duration reduces antibiotic-associated adverse events and resistance. Up to two-thirds of patients receive excessive durations of therapy for pneumonia. This study evaluated the effect of a stewardship intervention to reduce exces...

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Autores principales: Degnan, Kathleen, Saw, Steve, Lee, Tiffany, Athans, Vasilios, Patel, Sonal, Binkley, Shawn, Uzoma, Joy, Hamilton, Keith W, Do, David, Dutcher, Lauren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752237/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.750