Jennifer Ott, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME

 The use of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance  Up to 50% of all antibiotics prescribed are not needed or are not optimally effective as prescribed CDC. Threat Report

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The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project

 Individuals prescribed an antibiotic in primary care for a respiratory or urinary infection develop resistance to that antibiotic  Greatest effect in the month immediately following treatment but may persist for up to 12 months Costelloe, C. et al. BMJ 2010: 340:c2096.

Costelloe C et al. BMJ. 2010;340:c2096.

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 Data pooled from 4 studies  Gram-negative pneumonia  Ciprofloxacin resistance associated with AUC/MIC <100 Thomas JK, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998;42:

 Penicillin half-life is only minutes  Retrospective review of Streptococcal infective endocarditis  Penicillin given every 4 hours was associated with successful treatment vs every 6 hours (OR 2.79; 95%CI ) Sandoe JAT, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013; June 13 [Epub ahead of print]

Shea KM, et al. Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:

 Cefepime  Tertiary references suggest a dose of 1-2 g q8-12h  Susceptibility breakpoints are based on 1 g q8h (= 2g q12h)  Meaning: using 1 g q12h for pneumonia does not optimize the dosing of cefepime and risks undertreating the patient

CDC. Threat Report

Boucher HW, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009;48:1-12.

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 Promotion of appropriate and responsible use of anti-infective agents  Optimize anti-infective therapy  Drug  Dose  Route  Duration  Patient tolerance and safety  Limit preventable adverse events  Drug-drug or drug-disease interactions

CDC. Threat Report

 Antibiotic overuse promotes resistance  Goal – use most narrow spectrum agent for appropriate duration  Increased resistant organisms are on the rise  Inappropriate antibiotic dosing may promote resistance  Antibiotic pipeline is diminishing  What to do  Promote appriopriate anti-infective use  Use most narrow spectrum anti-infective agent at optimal doses for the appropriate duration