Antibiotic stewardship based on education: minor impact on knowledge, perception and attitude.

The purpose of this study was to implement an education-based antibiotic stewardship programme at two regional hospitals in Denmark, and thereby reduce consumption of antibiotics in general and cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones in particular. We aimed to improve physicians' knowledge, prescribing practices and perceptions and attitudes towards antibiotics, and to achieve changes in behaviour. The antibiotic stewardship programme comprised education, guidelines, audits and feedback and ward rounds by a clinical microbiologist.

The applicability of guidelines on antimicrobials provided by the Danish Health Authority.

Introduction: Our objective was to investigate the know-ledge of "Guidelines on prescribing antibiotics for physicians and others in Denmark" published by the Danish Health Au-thority in 2012, and the usefulness of these guidelines for Danish hospital doctors.

Methods: We collected information on the perceived aware-ness and usefulness of the guidelines using a ques-tionnaire distributed at two regional hospitals. Furthermore, to evaluate the use of the guidelines, we collected data about 310 patients treated with antimicrobials at the two hospitals.

Predicting bloodstream infection via systemic inflammatory response syndrome or biochemistry.

Background: The yield of blood cultures is approximately 10%. This could be caused by inaccurate prediction of patients with bloodstream infection (BSI).

Objectives: To evaluate the usability of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or biochemical analyses as predictors for positive blood culture.

Obesity, diabetes, and the risk of infections diagnosed in hospital and post-discharge infections after cesarean section: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess the impact of obesity and diabetes on the risk of post-cesarean infections.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Obstetric departments at three hospitals in Denmark.

Risk of selected postpartum infections after cesarean section compared with vaginal birth: a five-year cohort study of 32,468 women.

Objectives: To compare the risk of postpartum infections within 30 days after vaginal birth, emergency, or elective cesarean section (CS).

Design: Register-based cohort study in Denmark.

Participants: A total of 32,468 women giving birth in hospitals in the County of Aarhus, Denmark, during the period 2001-2005.

[Trends in the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections and hospital use of antibiotics in the Aarhus county].

Introduction: Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections and the use of antibiotics in hospitals in Aarhus County, Denmark, and to compare these results with those of previous prevalence studies from 1994 and 1999.

Materials And Methods: Patients from departments with seven-day beds were included in a prevalence study that took place in September 2003. An infection control team visited each department on a particular day.