Antibiotic use: is appropriateness expensive?

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_013DC0BBAC40
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Antibiotic use: is appropriateness expensive?
Périodique
Journal of Hospital Infection
Auteur⸱e⸱s
von Gunten V., Reymond J.P., Boubaker K., Gerstel E., Eckert P., Lüthi J.C., Troillet N.
ISSN
0195-6701 (Print)
ISSN-L
0195-6701
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
71
Numéro
2
Pages
108-111
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article
Résumé
Antibiotics are prone to misuse. In this study, 37% of 600 antibiotic prescriptions in three hospitals were considered unnecessary. When antibiotic therapy was indicated, 45% were considered to be inadequate. In multivariate analyses, the indicated treatments were found to be more expensive than the unjustified ones, probably because the latter were more often oral regimens. However, for indicated treatments, the cost of adequate and inadequate treatments did not differ significantly.
Mots-clé
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents/economics, Cross Infection/economics, Cross Infection/prevention & control, Drug Utilization/economics, Female, Humans, Infection Control/economics, Male, Middle Aged, Physician's Practice Patterns, Young Adult
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