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Does an Educational Session With an Infectious Diseases Physician Reduce the Use of Inappropriate Antibiotic Therapy for Inpatients With Positive Urine Culture Results? A Controlled Before-and-After Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Patricia Pavese ,
Nathalie Saurel ,
José Labarère ,
Corinne Decouchon ,
Jean-Philippe Vittoz ,
Luc Foroni ,
Max Maurin  and
Patrice François
Patricia Pavese
Affiliation:
Departments of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Grenoble, France
Nathalie Saurel
Affiliation:
Pharmacy, Grenoble, France
José Labarère*
Affiliation:
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble, France Grenoble University Hospital, and Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité (TIMC), unité mixte de recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
Corinne Decouchon
Affiliation:
Departments of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Grenoble, France
Jean-Philippe Vittoz
Affiliation:
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble, France
Luc Foroni
Affiliation:
Pharmacy, Grenoble, France
Max Maurin
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Grenoble, France
Patrice François
Affiliation:
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble, France Grenoble University Hospital, and Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité (TIMC), unité mixte de recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
*
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Pavilion Taillefer, CHU BP 217, 38043 Grenoble CEDEX 9, France (jlabarere@chu-grenoble.fr)
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Abstract

In this controlled before-and-after study involving 19 departments in a university-affiliated hospital, a single 1-hour educational session delivered by an infectious diseases physician reduced the use of inappropriate antibiotic therapy for inpatients with positive urine culture Results. Further study is warranted to assess the long-term effect of this intervention.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 596 - 599
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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