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A Multicenter Study on Optimizing Piperacillin-Tazobactam Use: Lessons on Why Interventions Fail
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
We examined interventions to optimize piperacillin-tazobactam use at 4 hospitals. Interventions for rotating house staff did not affect use. We could target empiric therapy in only 35% of cases. Because prescribing practices seemed to be institution specific, interventions should address attitudes of local prescribers. Interventions should target empiric therapy and ordering of appropriate cultures.
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