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2019•Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyOpen access

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

Michelle T. Hecker, Andrea H. Son, Heba Alhmidi, Brigid M. Wilson, Peter M. Wiest, Curtis J. Donskey

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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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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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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.

Key concepts: Clostridioides, Antibiotic Stewardship, Medicine, Stewardship (theology), Antibiotics, Antimicrobial stewardship, Intensive care medicine, Intervention (counseling)

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