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Peer Comparison of Anti-MRSA Agent Prescription in the Inpatient Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2017

Jacqueline T. Bork ,
Daniel J. Morgan ,
Emily L. Heil ,
Lisa Pineles  and
Michael Kleinberg
Jacqueline T. Bork*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Daniel J. Morgan
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Emily L. Heil
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lisa Pineles
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Michael Kleinberg
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Address correspondence to Jacqueline T. Bork, 29 S Greene St, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21201 (jabork@medicine.umaryland.edu).
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Abstract

Peer comparison has potential as an effective antimicrobial stewardship intervention in the inpatient setting. We report a new metric, days of therapy per 100 service days, for comparing antibiotic utilization. Among 14 prescribers on the primary infectious diseases service during a 6-month period, we identified 1 outlier for each anti-MRSA agent.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1506–1508

Type
Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 12 , December 2017 , pp. 1506 - 1508
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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