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Selective reporting of fluoroquinolone susceptibility as a stewardship measure is of marginal benefit.

Geraldine Foo Ting TingKa Lip ChewXier Emily YeoRoland JureenDale A FisherNatasha Bagdasarian
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
A retrospective time series analysis was conducted to compare inpatient fluoroquinolone use when susceptibilities were masked and after susceptibilities were unmasked. Although inappropriate culture-directed prescriptions increased, overall fluoroquinolone usage decreased. Culture-directed therapy was a small part of fluoroquinolone usage; hence, efforts should target empiric use to reduce overall consumption.
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