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Zheng B, Li N, Hu Z, Liu M. From population to individuals: a new indicator for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical application of antibiotics. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2018; 19:55. [PMID: 30185217 PMCID: PMC6126037 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-018-0245-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aims to establish a new indicator based on the anatomical therapeutic chemical/defined daily dose (ATC/DDD) system. METHODS Utilization data of antibiotics of inpatients in a university hospital were used to calculate the indicators of use rate (UR), use density (UD), and ratio of use density to use rate (UD/UR). According to the professional characteristics, the recommended values of UD/UR in different departments were established respectively. Crosswise comparison and appropriateness evaluation between different treatment groups with the same profession were performed. For individual inpatients with abnormally increased drug utilization index (DUI) and ratios of antimicrobial course to length of stay (C/S), detailed analysis was performed to examine whether any irrational drug utilization occurred. RESULTS The indicator UD/UR combines both dose and duration of treatment, which were the two main factors affecting the appropriateness of clinical application of antibiotics. Thus, it can more sensitively reveal the drug utilization of inpatients receiving antibiotics. UD/UR is also more suitable for evaluating the clinical appropriateness of antibiotic application than the macroscopic indicator, total UD, and could be applied at the macroscopic and microscopic levels. CONCLUSIONS The ratio UD/UR has great practical value and can serve as a reference for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical application of antibiotics.
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- Bin Zheng
- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, 350001 Fujian Province China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, 350001 Fujian Province China
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- Department of Information, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, 350001 Fujian Province China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, 350001 Fujian Province China
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Demoré B, Humbert P, Boschetti E, Bevilacqua S, Clerc-Urmès I, May T, Pulcini C, Thilly N. Evaluation of effects of an operational multidisciplinary team on antibiotic use in the medium to long term at a French university hospital. Int J Clin Pharm 2017; 39:1061-1069. [PMID: 28756579 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-017-0516-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major public health problem throughout the world. In 2006, in accordance with the national guidelines for antibiotic use, the CHRU of Nancy created an operational multidisciplinary antibiotic team at one of its sites. In 2011, a cluster-controlled trial showed that the operational multidisciplinary antibiotic team (the intervention) had a favourable short-term effect on antibiotic use and costs. Objective Our objective was to determine whether these effects continued over the medium to long term (that is, 2-7 years after creation of the operational multidisciplinary antibiotic team, 2009-2014). Setting The 1800-bed University Hospital of Nancy (France). Method The effect in the medium to long term is measured according to the same criteria and assessed by the same methods as the first study. A cluster controlled trial was performed on the period 2009-2014. The intervention group comprised 11 medical and surgical wards in settings where the operational multidisciplinary antibiotic team was implemented and the control group comprised 6 wards without this operational team. Main outcome measure Consumption of antibiotics overall and by therapeutic class (in defined daily doses per 1000 patient-days) and costs savings (in €). Results The reduction in antibiotic use and costs continued, but at a lower rate than in the short term (11% between 2009 and 2014 compared with 33% between 2007 and 2009) at the site of the intervention. The principal decreases concerned fluoroquinolones and glycopeptides. At the site without an operational multidisciplinary antibiotic team (the control group), total antibiotic use remained stable. Between 2009 and 2014, costs fell 10.5% in the intervention group and 5.7% in the control group. Conclusion This study shows that it is possible to maintain the effectiveness over time of such an intervention and demonstrates its role in defining a hospital's antibiotic policy.
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- Béatrice Demoré
- Pharmacy, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
- Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7565, SRSMC, CNRS - Lorraine University, Rue Albert Lebrun, 54001, Nancy Cedex, France.
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- Pharmacy, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Pharmacy, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Unité ESPRI-BIOBASE, Plateforme d'Aide à la Recherche Clinique, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Host-Environment Relation, EA 4369, Lorraine University, Nancy, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- EA 4360 Apemac, Lorraine University, Nancy, France
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- Plateforme d'Aide à la Recherche Clinique, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- EA 4360 Apemac, Lorraine University, Nancy, France
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Perut V, Aumaître H, Pichard E, Patey O, Andre P, Welker Y, Bouchaud O, Rabaud C, Salmon Ceron D. Transversal infectious disease activity in French hospitals. Med Mal Infect 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dickstein Y, Nir-Paz R, Pulcini C, Cookson B, Beović B, Tacconelli E, Nathwani D, Vatcheva-Dobrevska R, Rodríguez-Baño J, Hell M, Saenz H, Leibovici L, Paul M. Staffing for infectious diseases, clinical microbiology and infection control in hospitals in 2015: results of an ESCMID member survey. Clin Microbiol Infect 2016; 22:812.e9-812.e17. [PMID: 27373529 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We aimed to assess the current status of infectious diseases (ID), clinical microbiology (CM) and infection control (IC) staffing in hospitals and to analyse modifiers of staffing levels. We conducted an Internet-based survey of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases members and affiliates, collecting data on hospital characteristics, ID management infrastructure, ID/IC-related activities and the ratio of physicians per 100 hospital beds. Regression analyses were conducted to examine factors associated with the physician-bed ratio. Five hundred sixty-seven hospital responses were collected between April and June 2015 from 61 countries, 81.2% (384/473) from Europe. A specialized inpatient ward for ID patients was reported in 58.4% (317/543) of hospitals. Rates of antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP) and surveillance activities in survey hospitals were high, ranging from 88% to 90% for local antibiotic guidelines and 70% to 82% for programmes monitoring hospital-acquired infections. The median ID/CM/IC physician per 100 hospital beds ratio was 1.12 (interquartile range 0.56-2.13). In hospitals performing basic ASP and IC (including local antibiotic guidelines and monitoring device-related or surgical site infections), the ratio was 1.21 (interquartile range 0.57-2.14). Factors independently associated with higher ratios included compliance with European Union of Medical Specialists standards, smaller hospital size, tertiary-care institution, presence of a travel clinic, beds dedicated to ID and a CM unit. More than half of respondents estimated that additional staffing is needed for appropriate IC or ID management. No standard of physician staffing for ID/CM/IC in hospitals is available. A ratio of 1.21/100 beds will serve as an informed point of reference enabling ASP and infection surveillance.
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- Y Dickstein
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Université de Lorraine, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 APEMAC and CHU de Nancy, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Nancy, France
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine I, DZIF Center, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Queen Joanna, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Unidad Clínica Intercentros de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Basel, Switzerland
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- Medicine E, Rabin Medical Centre, Beilinson Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine-Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Cresswell K, Mozaffar H, Shah S, Sheikh A. Approaches to promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics through hospital electronic prescribing systems: a scoping review. Int J Pharm Pract 2016; 25:5-17. [DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Kathrin Cresswell
- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics; The University of Edinburgh; UK
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics; The University of Edinburgh; UK
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics; The University of Edinburgh; UK
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Roche M, Bornet C, Monges P, Stein A, Gensollen S, Seng P. Misuse of antibiotics reserved for hospital settings in outpatients: a prospective clinical audit in a university hospital in Southern France. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2016; 48:96-100. [PMID: 27234677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Some antibiotics are reserved essentially for hospital settings owing to cost effectiveness and in order to fight the emerging antibiotic resistance crisis. In some cases, antibiotics reserved exclusively for use in hospitals may be prescribed in outpatients for serious infections or in the absence of a therapeutic alternative. A 30-day prospective audit of outpatient prescriptions of antibiotics reserved exclusively for use in hospitals was performed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions by measuring appropriateness according to guidelines. During the study period, 53 prescriptions were included, only 40% of which were appropriate. Among the 32 inappropriate prescriptions, 4 cases lacked microbial arguments, 1 case was not adequate for the infection type, 1 case involved an incorrect antibiotic dosage, 1 case involved an incorrect interval of dose administration, 3 cases had a therapeutic alternative and 22 cases were not recommended. Of the 53 prescriptions, 66% were started in hospital and 34% in outpatients. Only 25% of cases were prescribed with infectious diseases specialist (IDS) advice, 64% were based on microbiological documentation and 13% had a negative bacterial culture. Inappropriate prescriptions were usually observed in antibiotic lock therapy, skin infections, Clostridium difficile colitis, intra-abdominal infections and intravascular catheter-related infections. Outpatient prescriptions of antimicrobial drugs reserved exclusively for use in hospitals are frequently inappropriate. We recommend a real-time analysis algorithm with the involvement of an IDS for monitoring prescriptions to improve the quality of these prescriptions and possibly to prevent antibiotic resistance.
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- Manon Roche
- Service Central des Opérations Pharmaceutiques (SCOP), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 80 rue Brochier, 13354 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7273 CNRS, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, Marseille, France
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- Pharmacie de la Conception, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Pharmacie de la Conception, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital de la Conception, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France; Centre interrégional de référence des infections ostéo-articulaires Méditerranée Sud, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Marseille, France
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- Pharmacie de la Conception, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital de la Conception, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France; Centre interrégional de référence des infections ostéo-articulaires Méditerranée Sud, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, 147 Bd. Baille, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Marseille, France.
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Lestner JM, Versporten A, Doerholt K, Warris A, Roilides E, Sharland M, Bielicki J, Goossens H; ARPEC Project Group. Systemic antifungal prescribing in neonates and children: outcomes from the Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) Study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:782-9. [PMID: 25403672 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.04109-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The appropriate use of systemic antifungals is vital in the prevention and treatment of invasive fungal infection (IFI) in immunosuppressed children and neonates. This multicenter observational study describes the inpatient prescribing practice of antifungal drugs for children and neonates and identifies factors associated with prescribing variability. A single-day point prevalence study of antimicrobial use in hospitalized neonates and children was performed between October and December 2012. The data were entered through a study-specific Web-based portal using a standardized data entry protocol. Data were recorded from 17,693 patients from 226 centers. A total of 136 centers recorded data from 1,092 children and 380 neonates receiving at least one antifungal agent. The most frequently prescribed systemic antifungals were fluconazole (n=355) and amphotericin B deoxycholate (n=195). The most common indications for antifungal administration in children were medical prophylaxis (n=325), empirical treatment of febrile neutropenia (n=122), and treatment of confirmed or suspected IFI (n=100 [14%]). The treatment of suspected IFI in low-birthweight neonates accounted for the majority of prescriptions in the neonatal units (n=103). An analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated no significant effect of clinical indication (prophylaxis or treatment of systemic or localized infection) on the total daily dose (TDD). Fewer than one-half of the patients (n=371) received a TDD within the dosing range recommended in the current guidelines. Subtherapeutic doses were prescribed in 416 cases (47%). The predominance of fluconazole and high incidence of subtherapeutic doses in participating hospitals may contribute to suboptimal clinical outcomes and an increased predominance of resistant pathogenic fungi. A global consensus on antifungal dosing and coordinated stewardship programs are needed to promote the consistent and appropriate use of antifungal drugs in neonates and children.
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Denes E, Pinet P, Cypierre A, Durox H, Ducroix-Roubertou S, Genet C, Weinbreck P. Spectrum of advice and curbside consultations of infectious diseases specialists. Med Mal Infect 2014; 44:374-9. [PMID: 25149269 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Curbside consultation (CC) of infectious diseases specialists for advice is very frequent but the corresponding workload has rarely been assessed. This activity is mostly oral (phone or direct contact) and poorly quantifiable because it is not charged. We had for aim to evaluate this activity in a French teaching hospital. METHODS We recorded all CCs given during a 2.5-year period, from mid-2011 to the end of 2013. RESULTS During the study period, 6789 CCs were recorded (2715 per year), or slightly more than 10 per day. These CCs were divided in 676 travel recommendations and 6113 for other reasons. They were mostly given by phone (77.4%). Most demands came from our hospital (61.4%), followed by community family physicians and specialist (27.1%), other local hospitals (6.5%) and clinics (4.3%). All the departments in our hospital consulted us for advice at least once and answers were mainly given by phone (70.1%) and at bedside (30.5%). The answers were principally advice (50.8%), modification of antibiotic prescription (22.9%), initiation of antibiotic course (14.8%), maintaining the same treatment (6.2%), and stopping antibiotics (4.3%). CCs accounted for 20% of clinical work for 1 physician. If the CCs in our hospital had been paid, our department would have received an additional 77,000€ in revenue. CONCLUSION This curbside activity is very important and time-consuming for infectious diseases specialists, but it is currently not acknowledged or rewarded.
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- E Denes
- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France.
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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Pulcini C, Botelho-Nevers E, Dyar OJ, Harbarth S. The impact of infectious disease specialists on antibiotic prescribing in hospitals. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:963-72. [PMID: 25039787 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Given the current bacterial resistance crisis, antimicrobial stewardship programmes are of the utmost importance. We present a narrative review of the impact of infectious disease specialists (IDSs) on the quality and quantity of antibiotic use in acute-care hospitals, and discuss the main factors that could limit the efficacy of IDS recommendations. A total of 31 studies were included in this review, with a wide range of infections, hospital settings, and types of antibiotic prescription. Seven of 31 studies were randomized controlled trials, before/after controlled studies, or before/after uncontrolled studies with interrupted time-series analysis. In almost all studies, IDS intervention was associated with a significant improvement in the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing as compared with prescriptions without any IDS input, and with decreased antibiotic consumption. Variability in the antibiotic prescribing practices of IDSs, informal (curbside) consultations and the involvement of junior IDSs are among the factors that could have an impact on the efficacy of IDS recommendations and on compliance rates, and deserve further investigation. We also discuss possible drawbacks of IDSs in acute-care hospitals that are rarely reported in the published literature. Overall, IDSs are valuable to antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals, but their impact depends on many human and organizational factors.
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- C Pulcini
- Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de Nancy, Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, EA 4360 APEMAC, Nancy, France
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Palmay L, Walker SAN, Leis JA, Taggart LR, Lee C, Daneman N. Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Review of Recent Evaluation Methods and Metrics. Curr Treat Options Infect Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40506-013-0008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dyar OJ, Howard P, Nathwani D, Pulcini C. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of French medical students about antibiotic prescribing and resistance. Med Mal Infect 2013; 43:423-30. [PMID: 24016770 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We had for aim to learn about medical students' knowledge and perspectives on antibiotic prescribing and bacterial resistance. METHODS Penultimate and final year students at a French medical school were invited to participate in an anonymous online survey in summer 2012. RESULTS The response rate was 20% (60/297). Penultimate and final year students gave similar answers. Students felt more confident in diagnosing an infection, and less confident in choosing the correct dose and interval of antibiotic administration. Seventy-nine percent of students wanted more training on antibiotic treatments. Sixty-nine percent of students knew that antibiotic prescriptions were inappropriate or unnecessary in 21-60% of the cases, and 95% believed that these prescriptions were unethical. Only 27% knew that more than 80% of antibiotic prescriptions were made in community practice. Students believed that the most important causes of resistance were that too many prescriptions were made and broad-spectrum antibiotic use; 27% believed poor hand hygiene was "not at all important". Ninety-four percent believed resistance was a national problem, and 69% mentioned it as a problem in their hospital. Sixty-three percent thought that the antibiotics they would prescribe would contribute to resistance, and 96% thought resistance would be a greater problem in the future. Twenty-two percent knew MRSA bacteremia rates had decreased over the past decade in France. CONCLUSIONS Medical students are aware that antibiotic resistance is a current and growing problem. They would like more training on antibiotic selection.
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- O J Dyar
- Torbay Hospital, Torquay, United Kingdom
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