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Computerized antimicrobial decision support for hospitalized patients with a bloodstream infection
Charles J Mullett1, John G Thomas, Connie L Smith
1Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Abstract:
We developed a computerized antimicrobial decision support program founded on our local bacterial susceptibility data. In a retrospective analysis of patients with a bloodstream infection, we compared the actual antimicrobials prescribed to the antimicrobials recommended by the program. We found the computer-guided therapy to be clinically and statistically more effective than the therapy initiated by the physicians. We conclude that computerized decision support can improve the targeting of empiric antimicrobial therapy.
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