Highlights
- •Antimicrobial stewardship can be impacted by antibiotic duration orders.
- •Wording of antibiotic duration orders can impact the number of doses administered.
- •Neonates with doses beyond the anticipated duration was reduced from 50%-7.2%.
The wording of the antibiotic duration orders for neonatal sepsis was changed as an
antimicrobial stewardship initiative to reduce the administration of unnecessary antibiotic
doses. The change in wording allowed the patient to stop receiving antibiotics after
they received 48 hours of therapy if the health care team had not received notification
of a positive culture. This initiative led to a decrease in the number of neonates
that received extra unnecessary doses from 50% to 7.2%.
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Published online: June 17, 2020
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