Improved empiric antibiotic prescribing for common infectious disease diagnoses using order sets with built-in clinical decision support in the emergency department

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 May;43(5):672-674. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.73. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Authors

Roslyn M Seitz^{1

2}, Zanthia Wiley³, Christele F Francois⁴, Tim P Moran¹, Jonathan D Rupp¹, Mary Elizabeth Sexton³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 33686931
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.73

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antimicrobial Stewardship*
Communicable Diseases* / drug therapy
Decision Support Systems, Clinical*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Practice Patterns, Physicians'

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents