Stewardship bundle ‘dramatically’ decreases fluoroquinolone use in UTIs

An antimicrobial stewardship bundle implemented at nearly two dozen urgent and primary care clinics in Florida resulted in a dramatic decrease in fluoroquinolone use for UTIs, researchers reported.
 “This project was prompted by the recognition of need for antimicrobial stewardship in the outpatient setting within our health system,” Ashley L. Cubillos, PharmD, a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida, told Healio.
“It was noted that our urgent care and primary care clinic locations had opportunities to decrease their utilization of

An antimicrobial stewardship bundle implemented at nearly two dozen urgent and primary care clinics in Florida resulted in a dramatic decrease in fluoroquinolone use for UTIs, researchers reported.
 “This project was prompted by the recognition of need for antimicrobial stewardship in the outpatient setting within our health system,” Ashley L. Cubillos, PharmD, a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida, told Healio.
“It was noted that our urgent care and primary care clinic locations had opportunities to decrease their utilization of