Table 3.
Recommendations to subscribers from the antimicrobial stewardship team
| pre-AS period | post-AS period | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 288) | (n = 247) | ||
| Order of culture examinations | 1 | 4 | |
| Selection of antimicrobials | 4 | 26 | |
| Dose of antimicrobials | 18 | 20 | |
| Duration of antimicrobial therapy | 0 | 4 | |
| De-escalation | 0 | 7 | |
| Therapeutic drug monitoring | 3 | 5 | |
| Others | 4 | 2 | |
| Total recommendations (cases) | 30 | 68 | |
| Applicable patients (persons) | 30 | 52 | |
| Recommendation rate | 10.4 (30/288) | 21.1 (52/247) | < 0.01 |
| Acceptance rate of recommendation | 93.3 (28/30) | 94.1 (64/68) | 1.00 |
Values are presented as numbers or % (Number of recommended cases/All participating patients) or % (Number of accepted cases/Number of recommended cases)
Data were analyzed using the chi-squared test