Impact of a pilot multimodal intervention to decrease antibiotic use for respiratory infections in a geriatric clinic
Chauhan L, Huang M, Abdo M, Church S, Fixen D, MaWhinney S, Miller M, Erlandson K. Impact of a pilot multimodal intervention to decrease antibiotic use for respiratory infections in a geriatric clinic. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e1. PMID: 36310812, PMCID: PMC9614947, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntibiotic useAntibiotic prescriptionsOutpatient settingAcute respiratory conditionsAntibiotic order setsOverall antibiotic prescribingTotal antibiotic prescriptionsLong-term followOutpatient antibiotic useBroad-spectrum antibioticsQuality improvement initiativesMixed-effects regression modelsLow-cost interventionAntibiotic use dataAntibiotic durationStop datesAntibiotic guidelinesOlder patientsAntibiotic prescribingInappropriate antibioticsRespiratory infectionsAdverse reactionsSeniors ClinicClinical impactGeriatric clinic