Table 4.
Status of antibiotic guidelines in academic and non-academic hospitals
| Academic hospitals | Non-academic hospitals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impl | In dev | Need | Unneed | N/A* | Impl | In dev | Need | Unneed | N/A* | |
| Diagnosis of infections | 8 (100%) | - | - | - | - | 4 (36%) | - | 3 (27%) | - | 4 (36%) |
| Treatment of infections | 8 (100%) | - | - | - | - | 7 (64%) | 2 (18%) | - | - | 2 (18%) |
| Antibiotic therapy | 8 (100%) | - | - | - | - | 10 (91%) | 1 (9%) | - | - | - |
| Duration of therapy | 7 (88%) | - | 1 (13%) | - | - | 5 (45%) | 2 (18%) | 3 (27%) | - | - |
| Prophylaxis | 8 (100%) | - | - | - | - | 10 (91%) | 1 (9%) | - | - | - |
| IV-PO switches | 5 (63%) | - | 3 (38%) | - | - | 3 (27%) | 4 (36%) | 4 (36%) | - | - |
| De-escalation/streamlining | 3 (38%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (50%) | - | - | 1 (9%) | 4 (36%) | 5 (45%) | - | - |
*) Impl: implemented; in dev: in development; need: are needed; unneed: are unneeded; N/A: no answer or not applicable.