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

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):596-9. doi: 10.1086/597514.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteriuria / drug therapy
  • Culture Media
  • Education, Medical, Continuing* / methods
  • Female
  • France
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Medicine*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Physicians
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / statistics & numerical data
  • Program Evaluation*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy*
  • Urine / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Culture Media