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Antibiotic Stewardship in Infectious Disease Departement

Conditions
Infectious Disease
Interventions
Other: antibiotic protocol, according to a syndromic approach
Registration Number
NCT03636711
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

Consensual antibiotic protocols have been developed and validated locally by infectious disease specialists, internists and emergency physicians, in order to encourage their compliance. A preliminary study was conducted from June 2015 to February 2016, including 622 patients admitted to the emergency department for infectious syndrome such as /

* Pneumoniae

* Urinary tract infection

* Cellulitis

* Meningitis

* Malaria

* Febrile neutropenia

* Febrile acute diarrhea

* Fever back to the tropics

* Angina

* sexually transmitted infection This prospective study will observe and analyze the adherence of prescribers to these protocols. With description of patients who benefited or not the antibiotic protocol, according to a syndromic approach and analysis of the causes of non-adherence to the protocols. In order to limit the length of stay and reduce the cost of hospitalization..

Detailed Description

Consensual antibiotic protocols have been developed and validated locally by infectious disease specialists, internists and emergency physicians, in order to encourage their compliance. A preliminary study was conducted from June 2015 (setting up protocols) to February 2016, including 622 patients admitted to the emergency department for infectious syndrome such as /

* Pneumoniae

* Urinary tract infection

* Cellulitis

* Meningitis

* Malaria

* Febrile neutropenia

* Febrile acute diarrhea

* Fever back to the tropics

* Angina

* sexually transmitted infection This prospective study will observe and analyze the adherence of prescribers to these protocols. With description of patients who benefited or not the antibiotic protocol, according to a syndromic approach and analysis of the causes of non-adherence to the protocols. In order to limit the length of stay and reduce the cost of hospitalization..

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient admitted to emergency for infectious syndrome
  • Patient > 18 years old.
  • Patient who accept to have his medical records reviewed for research.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient < 18 years old.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
experimental groupantibiotic protocol, according to a syndromic approach• Patient admitted to emergency for infectious syndrome Description of antibiotic protocol, according to a syndromic approach will be performed
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
List of Antibiotic treatmentup to 12 weeks

Description of the prescribed antibiotic treatment depending of infectious syndrome: name, duration for each treatment during hospitalization

Data will be collected in the medical files:

* date of introduction of antibiotic treatment

* withdrawal dates

* stop dates

* antibiotic classes

Adverse eventsup to 12 weeks

Description of the cause of non adherence to antibiotic treatment initiates at hospital admission of antibiotherapy:

Data will be collected in the medical files of patients:

events leading to withdrawal or stop treatment (insufficiency renal, allergic reaction ... etc) date of events aggravation or recovery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assistance Publique Des Hopitaux de Marseille

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Marseille, Paca, France

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