Reduction in inappropriate prevention of urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities

Rummukainen, Maija-Liisa; Jakobsson, Aino; Matsinen, Maire; Järvenpää, Salme; Nissinen, A; Karppi, Pertti; Lyytikäinen, Outi

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.09.013

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“…These reductions were maintained during the following seven to 30 months, while the intervention was continued. The third study implemented programs in 39 nursing homes in Finland to specifically address the problem of widespread use of long-term prophylaxis for urinary infection identified in national prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use [14]. A team visited each of the facilities to customize guidelines for local use and to provide discussions around individual patients.…”

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Antimicrobial stewardship in long term care facilities: what is effective?

Nicolle

2014

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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Intense antimicrobial use in long term care facilities promotes the emergence and persistence of antimicrobial resistant organisms and leads to adverse effects such as C. difficile colitis. Guidelines recommend development of antimicrobial stewardship programs for these facilities to promote optimal antimicrobial use. However, the effectiveness of these programs or the contribution of any specific program component is not known. For this review, publications describing evaluation of antimicrobial stewardship programs for long term care facilities were identified through a systematic literature search. Interventions included education, guidelines development, feedback to practitioners, and infectious disease consultation. The studies reviewed varied in types of facilities, interventions used, implementation, and evaluation. Comprehensive programs addressing all infections were reported to have improved antimicrobial use for at least some outcomes. Targeted programs for treatment of pneumonia were minimally effective, and only for indicators of uncertain relevance for stewardship. Programs focusing on specific aspects of treatment of urinary infection – limiting treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria or prophylaxis of urinary infection – were reported to be effective. There were no reports of cost-effectiveness, and the sustainability of most of the programs is unclear. There is a need for further evaluation to characterize effective antimicrobial stewardship for long term care facilities.

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Antimicrobial stewardship in long term care facilities: what is effective?

Nicolle

2014

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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“…lethargy, poor appetite and falls) [29]. More than half of the facilities in a Finnish study of LTCFs used urine odour as a symptom for UTI and a reason for taking a urine specimen [32]. Such practices should be discouraged, and no systematic urine/skin/respiratory sample should be sent without clinical signs of infection.…”

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“…Table 2 summarizes all 12 published interventional studies that aimed to improve antibiotic use in LTCFs, of which all but one [43] had an educational component [29,32,[39][40][41][42][44][45][46][47][48].…”

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Strategies and challenges of antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities

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Pagani

Pulcini

2015

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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As people are living longer the demand for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) continues to rise. For many reasons, antimicrobials are used intensively in LTCFs, with up to a half of this use considered inappropriate or unnecessary. Over-use of antimicrobials can have direct adverse consequences for LTCF residents and promotes the development and spread of resistant bacteria. It is therefore critical that LTCFs are able to engage in antimicrobial stewardship programmes, which have the potential to minimize the antibiotic selective pressure, while improving the quality of care received by LTCF residents. To date, no antimicrobial stewardship guidelines specific to LTCF settings have been published. Here we outline the scale of antimicrobial use in LTCFs and the underlying drivers for antibiotic over-use. We further describe the particular challenges of antimicrobial stewardship in LTCFs, and review the interventional studies that have aimed to improve antibiotic use in these settings. Practical recommendations are then drawn from this research to help guide the development and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes.

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“…12 Antibiotic stewardship interventions in long-term care have had promising but inconsistent effects on antibiotic use. [13][14][15] Prior initiatives have usually been multifaceted and have included educational sessions, [16][17][18][19][20][21] development of local guidelines, 16,17,[21][22][23] portable reference material, 16,19,23 on-site consultations about infectious diseases 24 or academic detailing. 18 Many of these interventions are labour intensive, and none have reported on cost-effectiveness or sustainability.…”

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