TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of asymptomatic Clostridioides difficile carriage screening on antibiotic stewardship among hospitalized patients
AU - Gilboa, Mayan
AU - Meltzer, Eyal
AU - Barda, Noam
AU - Peretz, Yovel
AU - Levi, Itzchak
AU - Cohen, Ido
AU - Rahav, Galia
AU - Keller, Nati
AU - Yahav, Dafna
AU - Regev-Yochay, Gili
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
PY - 2025/9/1
Y1 - 2025/9/1
N2 - This study evaluated how informing clinicians about Clostridioides difficile (CD) carriage affected antibiotic stewardship. A quasi-experimental pre/post design assessed antibiotic use in carriers versus non-carriers. Clinician awareness was associated with reduced antibiotic use, particularly quinolones, among carriers. Findings suggest screening and targeted education enhance stewardship and reduce high-risk antibiotic use.
AB - This study evaluated how informing clinicians about Clostridioides difficile (CD) carriage affected antibiotic stewardship. A quasi-experimental pre/post design assessed antibiotic use in carriers versus non-carriers. Clinician awareness was associated with reduced antibiotic use, particularly quinolones, among carriers. Findings suggest screening and targeted education enhance stewardship and reduce high-risk antibiotic use.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105012400191
U2 - 10.1017/ice.2025.10213
DO - 10.1017/ice.2025.10213
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AN - SCOPUS:105012400191
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 46
SP - 944
EP - 947
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 9
ER -