Single center, retrospective evaluation of requiring 48 hours versus 24 hours before a pharmacist-driven protocol-based IV to PO conversion of azithromycin
Shortening a pharmacist-driven policy to allow a switch from IV to PO azithromycin after 24 hours instead of 48 hours led to 26% increase in oral azithromycin days of therapy (P < 0.001) and was associated with a shorter length of stay.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25000087/type/journal_article |