Improving fluoroquinolone use in the outpatient setting using a patient safety initiative

Kazuaki Jindai; Michihiko Goto; Kimberly Mackay; Graeme N. Forrest; Jackson Musuuza; Nasia Safdar; Christopher Pfeiffer

doi:10.1017/ice.2018.169

Improving fluoroquinolone use in the outpatient setting using a patient safety initiative

Kazuaki Jindai, Michihiko Goto, Kimberly Mackay, Graeme N. Forrest, Jackson Musuuza, Nasia Safdar, Christopher Pfeiffer

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Abstract

We analyzed the impact of a fluoroquinolone patient safety initiative on the weekly fluoroquinolone prescription rate in Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinics. We observed a significant initial but unsustained reduction. Such an initiative can function as an antimicrobial stewardship intervention; however, strategies to promote sustainability should be explored.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1108-1111
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	39
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.169
State	Published - Sep 1 2018

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Jindai, K., Goto, M., Mackay, K., Forrest, G. N., Musuuza, J., Safdar, N., & Pfeiffer, C. (2018). Improving fluoroquinolone use in the outpatient setting using a patient safety initiative. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 39(9), 1108-1111. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.169

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