Elderly, haemato-oncology patients often require antibiotic stewardship despite infectious disease referral
07 Jan 2020
byRoshini Claire Anthony
Older patients and those with haemato-oncology conditions are less likely than surgical patients to be referred to infectious disease (ID) physicians within 48 hours of hospital admission. Furthermore, they appear to be more likely to require antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP) due to inappropriate type or duration of antibiotic therapy despite ID consultations, a retrospective cross-sectional study from Singapore showed.
Elderly, haemato-oncology patients often require antibiotic stewardship despite infectious disease referral
07 Jan 2020