Antimicrobial de-escalation of treatment for healthcare-associated pneumonia within the Veterans Healthcare Administration

Madaras-Kelly, Karl; Jones, Makoto; Remington, Richard; Caplinger, Christina M; Huttner, Benedikt; Jones, Barbara; Samore, Matthew

doi:10.1093/jac/dkv338

Scientific article

English

Antimicrobial de-escalation of treatment for healthcare-associated pneumonia within the Veterans Healthcare Administration

ContributorsMadaras-Kelly, Karl; Jones, Makoto; Remington, Richard; Caplinger, Christina M; Huttner, Benedikt

; Jones, Barbara; Samore, Matthew

Published inThe journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, vol. 71, no. 2, p. 539-546

Publication date2016

Abstract

The objective of this study was to measure quantitatively antimicrobial de-escalation utilizing electronic medication administration data based on the spectrum of activity for antimicrobial therapy (i.e. spectrum score) to identify variables associated with de-escalation in a nationwide healthcare system.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Résistance aux antibiotiques (866)

Citation (ISO format)

MADARAS-KELLY, Karl et al. Antimicrobial de-escalation of treatment for healthcare-associated pneumonia within the Veterans Healthcare Administration. In: The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2016, vol. 71, n° 2, p. 539–546. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv338

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:87645
DOI : 10.1093/jac/dkv338
PMID : 26538501

Journal ISSN0305-7453

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