Fig 1.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Patient Workup Template.
Fig 2.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions and Acceptance Rates.
Data expressed as number of interventions (% accepted). IV = Intravenous; PO = Oral; NA = Intervention no longer appliable, for example patient discharged home, or antibiotic of interest was switched or discontinued. * = Antimicrobial optimization includes any recommendation to improve the drug, dose, or duration of an antimicrobial.
Table 1.
Demographics and Comorbid Conditions by Period.
Table 2.
Healthcare and Antibiotic Exposures and Hospitalization-Related Characteristics by Period.
Table 3.
Outcomes: Post-Antimicrobial Stewardship Period Compared with Pre- Antimicrobial Stewardship Period.
Table 4.
Mean Monthly Antimicrobial Use in Days of Therapy per 1000 Patient Days (DOT/1000PD) by Period.
Fig 3.
Antimicrobial Use Comparison Pre- and Post- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) Implementation.
CS = cephalosporins; CDI = Clostridium difficile infection; ESBL = extended spectrum β-lactamase, MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. * = p<0.05.
Table 5.
Significant Changes in Antimicrobial Use using Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Table 6.
Antimicrobial Resistance in Pre- and Post-Antimicrobial Stewardship Periods.