Improved Use of Antibiotic Guidelines in Hospital Environment

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Community-Acquired Infections Infections Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

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Registry information

Official study title

Improved Use of Antibiotic Guidelines in in Hospital Environment: Research on an Implementation Model and the Role of the Hospital Pharmacist.

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Aug 8, 2007
Registry last updated: Dec 20, 2010

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