Identification of priority targets for intervention in outpatient antimicrobial stewardship

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Aug 5;2(1):e133. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.277. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

A multimodal antimicrobial stewardship intervention was associated with a decrease in antibiotic prescribing for targeted non-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) upper respiratory infections from 27.6% in 2019 to 7.6% in 2021. We describe our approach to prioritizing departments for 3 levels of interventions in the setting of limited stewardship personnel.