Presenter Status

Resident/Psychology Intern

Abstract Type

QI

Primary Mentor

Rana El Feghaly, MD

Start Date

13-5-2024 12:15 PM

End Date

13-5-2024 12:30 PM

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Description

This is an antibiotic stewardship quality improvement project focused on improving antibiotic choices for children with urinary tract infections who are in the Children's Mercy Kansas City system. This project aims to improve the rates of cefazolin or cephalexin for treatment from 27% to 60%. 96% of urinary tract infections in our system are caused by E. Coli that are susceptible to these first generation cephalosporins.

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A quality improvement project to improve antibiotic choice for children admitted with urinary tract infections (UTIs)

This is an antibiotic stewardship quality improvement project focused on improving antibiotic choices for children with urinary tract infections who are in the Children's Mercy Kansas City system. This project aims to improve the rates of cefazolin or cephalexin for treatment from 27% to 60%. 96% of urinary tract infections in our system are caused by E. Coli that are susceptible to these first generation cephalosporins.