Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program on the medical-surgical service of a 100-bed community hospital

Table 2 Characteristics of antimicrobial prescription regimens from 367 audits of 333 unique patient medical records

Variable	No. (%) of Audits
Antimicrobial therapy > 2 inpatient days	349 (95.1)
Antimicrobial agent number
1	199 (54.2)
>1	168 (45.8)
Parenteral agent(s) part of regimen	336 (91.6)
Fluoroquinolone^a part of regimen	206 (56.1)
Two anti-anaerobic agents^b	13 (3.5)
Antimicrobial indications^c
Pulmonary	173 (47.1)
Urinary	90 (24.5)
Intra-abdominal	88 (24.0)
Skin and soft tissue	46 (12.5)
Other	25 (6.8)

NOTE:
^a - Levofloxacin was the only fluoroquinolone prescribed among the audited records.
^b - Amoxicillin-clavulanate, ampicillin-sulbactam, clindamycin, ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem, metronidazole and piperacillin-tazobactam.
^c - Patients were allowed more than one indication per record audit.

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