Significantly reduced duration of antibiotic prescription for erysipelas subsequent to the 2019 French guidelines on skin and soft tissue infection: A before-after study.

Autor: Destoop J; Department of Dermatology, Robert Debré University Hospital, Avenue du general Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France. Electronic address: justin.destoop@gmail.com., Vanhaecke C; Department of Dermatology, Robert Debré University Hospital, Avenue du general Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France., Bani-Sadr F; Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Immunology, Robert Debré University Hospital, Avenue du general Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France., Plenier Y; Pediatric Emergency Department, American Memorial Hospital, 47 Rue Cognacq-Jay, 51100 Reims, France., Viguier MA; Department of Dermatology, Robert Debré University Hospital, Avenue du general Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France., Hentzien M; Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Immunology, Robert Debré University Hospital, Avenue du general Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France; University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Infectious diseases now [Infect Dis Now] 2024 Apr; Vol. 54 (3), pp. 104887. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104887
Abstrakt: Background: New skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) guidelines were published in 2019 in France, changing the recommended duration for antibiotic treatment. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of the publication of the 2019 French guidelines on SSTIs on the duration of antibiotic prescription for erysipelas.
Methods: In a before-after study (a year before and a year after April 1st, 2019), we included all adult patients diagnosed with erysipelas in Reims University Hospital medical wards and the emergency department. We retrospectively retrieved antibiotic prescription duration in the patients' medical files.
Results: Among 50 patients in the "before" and 39 in the "after" group, the mean duration of antibiotic prescription was significantly shorter in the "after" group (9.4 ± 2.8 vs. 12.4 ± 3.8 days, p = 0.0001).
Conclusions: A 25% decrease in the duration of antibiotic prescription for erysipelas was observed following the implementation of these guidelines, providing useful information for an antibiotic stewardship policy.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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