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Table 4 Status of antibiotic guidelines in academic and non-academic hospitals

From: Evaluation of early implementations of antibiotic stewardship program initiatives in nine Dutch hospitals

 

Academic hospitals

Non-academic hospitals

 

Impl

In dev

Need

Unneed

N/A*

Impl

In dev

Need

Unneed

N/A*

Diagnosis of infections

8 (100%)

-

-

-

-

4 (36%)

-

3 (27%)

-

4 (36%)

Treatment of infections

8 (100%)

-

-

-

-

7 (64%)

2 (18%)

-

-

2 (18%)

Antibiotic therapy

8 (100%)

-

-

-

-

10 (91%)

1 (9%)

-

-

-

Duration of therapy

7 (88%)

-

1 (13%)

-

-

5 (45%)

2 (18%)

3 (27%)

-

-

Prophylaxis

8 (100%)

-

-

-

-

10 (91%)

1 (9%)

-

-

-

IV-PO switches

5 (63%)

-

3 (38%)

-

-

3 (27%)

4 (36%)

4 (36%)

-

-

De-escalation/streamlining

3 (38%)

1 (13%)

4 (50%)

-

-

1 (9%)

4 (36%)

5 (45%)

-

-

  1. *) Impl: implemented; in dev: in development; need: are needed; unneed: are unneeded; N/A: no answer or not applicable.