Improving empirical antibiotic treatment using TREAT, a computerized decision support system: cluster randomized trial

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Authors

Mical Paul · Rabin Medical Center

Steen Andreassen · Aalborg University

Evelina Tacconelli · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Anders D. Nielsen · Aalborg University

N. Almanasreh · University Medical Center Freiburg

Uwe Frank · University Medical Center Freiburg

Roberto Cauda

Abstract

TREAT improved the rate of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment while reducing antibiotic costs and the use of broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Electronic Health Records Systems Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control Antibiotic Use and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volume 58, Issue 6, pp. 1238-1245

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl372

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