Abstract
Objectives
This study investigated the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on fluoroquinolone
(FLQ) resistance in urinary Enterobacteriaceae isolated from residents of 3 French nursing homes.
Design
A multicentric retrospective before-and-after study was conducted.
Setting and Participants
All the first urinary Enterobacteriaceae isolates obtained from nursing home residents were included. Two time frames were
analyzed: 2013-2015 and 2016-2017.
Methods
The antimicrobial stewardship program started in 2015 and was based on (1) 1-day training
for use of an “antimicrobial stewardship kit for nursing homes;” and (2) daily support
and training of the coordinating physician by an antibiotic mobile team (AMT) in 2
of 3 nursing homes.
Results
Overall, 338 urinary isolates were analyzed. Escherichia coli was the most frequent species (212/338, 63%). A significant reduction of resistance
to ofloxacin was observed between 2013-2015 and 2016-2017 in general (Δ = −16%, P = .004) and among isolates obtained from patients hospitalized in the county nursing
home with AMT support (Δ = −28%, P < .01). A nonstatistically significant reduction in ofloxacin resistance was also
observed in the hospital nursing home with AMT support (Δ = −18%, P = .06).
Conclusions and Implications
Our antimicrobial stewardship program resulted in a decrease in resistance to FLQ
among urinary Enterobacteriaceae isolated from nursing home residents. The support of an AMT along with continuous
training of the coordinating physician seems to be an important component to ensure
efficacy of the intervention.
Keywords
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Published online: March 18, 2020
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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