Table 3.
Adherence to guideline-recommended treatment categorized by clinical diagnosis (n = 276)
| Clinical diagnosis | Guideline-concordant treatment (n = 168) | Guideline-disconcordant treatment (n = 108) |
|---|---|---|
| Urosepsis (42) | 40 (95%) | 2 (5%) |
| Recent antibiotic use (4) | 4 | – |
| Febrile neutropenia (17) | 16 (94%) | 1 (6%) |
| Meningitis (6) | 5 (83%) | 1 (17%) |
| Sepsis of unknown origin (29) | 21 (75%) | 8 (25%) |
| Recent antibiotic use or hospitalization (4) | 3 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous infections (19) | 12 (63%) | 7 (37%) |
| Arthritis (3) | – | 3 |
| C. difficile infection (3) | 1 | 2 |
| Diverticulitis (2) | 1 | 1 |
| Pancreatitis (1) | 1 | – |
| Postpartum fever (1) | 1 | – |
| Other abdominal infections (5) | 5 | – |
| Epididymitis (1) | 1 | – |
| Endocarditis (1) | 1 | – |
| Tonsillitis (1) | – | 1 |
| Brain abscess (1) | 1 | – |
| Cholangitis (7) | 4 (57%) | 3 (43%) |
| Skin or soft tissue infection (15) | 8 (53%) | 7 (47%) |
| Cellulitis (5) | 3 | 2 |
| Erysipelas (10) | 5 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (142) | 62 (44%) | 80 (56%) |
| Mild (66) | 23 | 43 |
| Severe (41) | 22 | 19 |
| Nursing home or recent antibiotic use (31) | 16 | 15 |
| Aspiration (4) | 1 | 3 |