Inappropriate oral antibiotic prescribing at hospital discharge remains common, said experts at the IDWeek 2023 annual meeting, in Boston. Even modest, targeted interventions at transitions of care can have a significant effect.
As just one example, the antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) at Henry Ford Health System assessed a single month of adult outpatient quinolone prescriptions at discharge. Assessment of 855 total days of therapy in 100 randomly selected patients revealed