Improved Use of Antibiotic Guidelines in Hospital Environment

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

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.

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.