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Table 2 Characteristics of antimicrobial prescription regimens from 367 audits of 333 unique patient medical records

From: Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program on the medical-surgical service of a 100-bed community hospital

Variable

No. (%) of Audits

Antimicrobial therapy > 2 inpatient days

349 (95.1)

Antimicrobial agent number

 

 1

199 (54.2)

 >1

168 (45.8)

Parenteral agent(s) part of regimen

336 (91.6)

Fluoroquinolonea part of regimen

206 (56.1)

Two anti-anaerobic agentsb

13 (3.5)

Antimicrobial indicationsc

 

 Pulmonary

173 (47.1)

 Urinary

90 (24.5)

 Intra-abdominal

88 (24.0)

 Skin and soft tissue

46 (12.5)

 Other

25 (6.8)

  1. NOTE:
  2. a - Levofloxacin was the only fluoroquinolone prescribed among the audited records.
  3. b - Amoxicillin-clavulanate, ampicillin-sulbactam, clindamycin, ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem, metronidazole and piperacillin-tazobactam.
  4. c - Patients were allowed more than one indication per record audit.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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