Upstream Intervention Effective in Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions

  22 October 2022

Diagnostic stewardship is more effective than antibiotic stewardship at reducing unnecessary antibiotic use for patients treated for urinary tract infections who have asymptomatic bacteriuria, according to research presented at IDWeek. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections and a significant driver of global antimicrobial resistance.

In a four-year study across 46 hospitals that implemented pay-for-performance metrics related to unnecessary treatment of ASB, the percentage of patients treated with antibiotics for UTIs who had ASB declined from 29.0% to 16.9%. Diagnostic stewardship — making sure patients receive the right tests at the right time — appeared responsible for nearly all improvement.

Further reading: IDWeek
Author(s): IDWeek
Healthy Patients  
Back

OUR UNDERWRITERS

Unrestricted financial support by:

Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS & ASSOCIATIONS

BD





AMR NEWS

Every two weeks in your inbox

Because there should be one newsletter that brings together all One Health news related to antimicrobial resistance: AMR NEWS!

Subscribe

What is going on with AMR?
Stay tuned with remarkable global AMR news and developments!

Keep me informed