Table 1.

Indications for Antibiotics from Prescribers at Time of Order Compared with Expert Review Assessment of Indication at Time of Order and at 48–72 Hours After Ordering Across 336 Patients

Indication Selected by Prescriber at Time of Initial Order	Indication Match With Assessment at Time of Order, No (%)	Indication Match With Assessment at 48–72 Hours, No. (%)
All indications (n = 396)	356 (90)	296 (75)
Respiratory, pneumonia (n = 132)	128 (97)	123 (93)
Bacteremia/Sepsis (n = 116)	102 (88)	73 (62)
GU-UTI (n = 29)	24 (83)	18 (61)
Skin and soft-tissue infection (n = 16)	13 (81)	9(56)
GI, peritonitis (n = 12)	7(58)	6 (50)
Neutropenic fever (n = 12)	10 (83)	7 (58)
Bacteremia, central-line infection (n = 8)	6 (75)	6 (75)
Bone/Joint infection (n = 7)	7 (100)	7 (100)
CNS infection (n = 7)	6 (86)	6 (86)
Surgical prophylaxis (n = 6)	6 (100)	6 (100)
Other, <5 eligible orders per indication (n = 51)	47 (92)	35 (67)

Note. GU-UTI, genitourinary-urinary tract infection; GI, gastrointestinal tract; CNS, central nervous system.