Table 1. Demographics of patient populations at the two hospitals.

	ID Pharmacist Hospital (N = 190)	Geographic Model Hospital (N = 100)	P*
Male, n (%)	184 (96.8%)	95 (95%)	.52
White, n (%)	96 (50.5%)	84 (84%)	<.0001
Black, n (%)	55 (29.5%)	11 (11%)	.0003
Other (Hispanic, Pacific Islander, American Indian), n (%)	24 (13.5%)	5 (5%)	.041
Mean age ± SD, years	67.44 ± 12.11	60.98 ± 13.55	<.0001

Note: The ID Pharmacist Hospital has an antimicrobial stewardship program staffed by a full-time infectious diseases pharmacist. At the Geographic Model Hospital, ward pharmacists provide support for antimicrobial stewardship. Differences in categorical variables were assessed using chi-square analysis; continuous variables were assessed using Student t test.

^*P < .05 was considered significant.