Table 3. Indications for antimicrobial therapy.

Indication	ID Pharmacist Hospital	Geographic Model Hospital	P*
Skin and soft tissue infection	26.3% (50/190)	33% (33/100)	.27
Respiratory tract infection	24.2% (46/190)	25% (25/100)	.89
Urinary tract infection	18.4% (35/190)	6% (6/100)	.004
Sepsis/Neutropenic fever	13.7% (26/190)	11% (11/100)	.58
Intraabdominal infection	8.4% (16/190)	21% (21/100)	.01
Bacteremia	6.8% (13/190)	2% (2/100)	.10
Central nervous system infection	2.1% (4/190)	0% (0/100)	.30
Osteomyelitis	0% (0/190)	2% (2/100)	.12

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.

^*P < .05 was considered significant.