Improved Use of Antibiotic Guidelines in Hospital Environment

KU Leuven823 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of antibiotic guidelines and thus antibiotics can be improved through a description of possible barriers leading to tailored interventions.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

823

Conditions

Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) * Diagnosed community-acquired pyelonephritis Exclusion Criteria: * CAP: hospital-acquired pneumonia; patients transferred from other hospital; death within 24h, aspiration pneumonia, immunocompromised status, palliative status, admission due to social reasons * Pyelonephritis: urinary tract with functional or physical abnormalities, urinary catheterisation, pregnancy, (immunocompromised status, palliative status, admission due to social reasons and history of renal transplant.

Locations (2)

Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Genk, Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg

Leuven, Belgium

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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