Changes in antibiotic use following implementation of a telehealth stewardship pilot program.

Brigid M WilsonRichard E BanksChristopher J CrnichEmma IdeRoberto A ViauNadim G El ChakhtouraYvonne R JonesJason B CherryBrett A AndersonRobin L P Jump

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

Starting in 2016, we initiated a pilot tele-antibiotic stewardship program at 2 rural Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMCs). Antibiotic days of therapy decreased significantly (P < .05) in the acute and long-term care units at both intervention sites, suggesting that tele-stewardship can effectively support antibiotic stewardship practices in rural VAMCs.

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