Length of antibiotic therapy among adults hospitalized with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia, 2013-2020.
Natalie L McCarthyJames BaggsHannah M WolfordSophia V KazakovaSarah KabbaniBrandon K AttellMelinda M NeuhauserLindsey WalkerSarah H YiKelly M HatfieldSujan C ReddyLauri A HicksPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
Although likely excessive LOT for uncomplicated CAP patients decreased since 2013, the proportion of patients treated with LOT >7 days still exceeded 50% in 2020. Antibiotic stewardship programs should continue to pursue interventions to reduce likely excessive LOT for common infections.