Antimicrobial stewardship opportunities among inpatients with diabetic foot infections: microbiology results from a tertiary hospital multidisciplinary unit

Robert Hand; Laurens Manning; Jens C. Ritter; Paul Norman; Lydia Lamb; Ashley Makepeace; Dipen Sankhesara; Emma Hamilton; Paul Ingram

doi:10.1111/imj.14251

Antimicrobial stewardship opportunities among inpatients with diabetic foot infections: microbiology results from a tertiary hospital multidisciplinary unit

Robert Hand, Laurens Manning, Jens C. Ritter, Paul Norman, Lydia Lamb, Ashley Makepeace, Dipen Sankhesara, Emma Hamilton, Paul Ingram

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Among 125 inpatients with diabetic foot infections managed by a multidisciplinary foot ulcer unit, knowledge of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation status assisted decision-making to prescribe appropriately or with-hold empiric anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus therapy. Despite adherence to national guidelines, apparent overuse of anti-pseudomonal therapy was frequent, providing potential antimicrobial stewardship opportunities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	533-536
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14251
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2019

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Hand, R., Manning, L., Ritter, J. C., Norman, P., Lamb, L., Makepeace, A., ... Ingram, P. (2019). Antimicrobial stewardship opportunities among inpatients with diabetic foot infections: microbiology results from a tertiary hospital multidisciplinary unit. Internal Medicine Journal, 49(4), 533-536. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14251

Hand, Robert ; Manning, Laurens ; Ritter, Jens C. ; Norman, Paul ; Lamb, Lydia ; Makepeace, Ashley ; Sankhesara, Dipen ; Hamilton, Emma ; Ingram, Paul. / Antimicrobial stewardship opportunities among inpatients with diabetic foot infections : microbiology results from a tertiary hospital multidisciplinary unit. In: Internal Medicine Journal. 2019 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 533-536.

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