Impact of cascade reporting of antimicrobial susceptibility on fluoroquinolone and meropenem consumption at a Veterans' Affairs medical center.

Nicole C VissichelliChristine M OrndahlJane A CecilEmily M HillMatthew M HitchcockRoy T SaboMichael P StevensDan TassoneLeroy B VaughanJ Daniel Markley

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Ciprofloxacin consumption significantly decreased after the implementation of cascade reporting. Mean meropenem consumption decreased after cascade reporting was implemented, but we observed no significant change in the slope of consumption. cascade reporting may be a useful strategy to optimize antimicrobial prescribing.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
primary care
staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
electronic health record
gram negative
quality improvement
multidrug resistant