References
- Frisbee J, et al. Adverse Outcomes Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Heart Failure Admissions. Open Forum Inf Dis 2019.
- ADHF patients who received IV antibiotics without evidence of infection had longer lengths of stay, required more diuretics, and were more likely to be readmitted compared with ADHF patients not exposed to IV antibiotics. ADHF patients are a promising target of antibiotic stewardship interventions.
- Gupta A, et al. Overdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection Linked to Overdiagnosis of Pneumonia: A Multihospital Cohort Study. BMJ Qual & Safety 2022.
- Discusses the correlation between overdiagnosis of UTI and CAP leading to unnecessary antibiotic user and diagnostic delay.
- Assessed diagnostic momentum, where overdiagnosed patients started on antibiotics by an Emergency Medicine clinical remained on antibiotics on day 3 of hospitalization
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