[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia

Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia: A Multihospital Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Pneumonia patients get too many antibiotics – especially as they leave the hospital – University of Michigan (free)

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Antibiotic Use in Pts Hospitalized w PNA
?2/3 pts received excess Abx
?ABx at discharge accounted for 93% of excess duration
?Excess Rx didn't ⬇️ rates of any adverse outcomes
?Each excess day associated w 5% ⬆️ odds of Abx AE #IDTwitter https://t.co/wla1aN6pPz pic.twitter.com/Pa3Ms1kr5Z

— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) July 9, 2019