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Changes in antibiotic use following implementation of a telehealth stewardship pilot program.

Wilson BM, Banks RE, Crnich CJ, Ide E, Viau RA, El Chakhtoura NG, Jones YR, Cherry JB, Anderson BA, Jump RLP. Changes in antibiotic use following implementation of a telehealth stewardship pilot program. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2019 Jul 1; 40(7):810-814.

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Abstract:

Starting in 2016, we initiated a pilot tele-antibiotic stewardship program at 2 rural Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMCs). Antibiotic days of therapy decreased significantly (P andlt; .05) in the acute and long-term care units at both intervention sites, suggesting that tele-stewardship can effectively support antibiotic stewardship practices in rural VAMCs.




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