Electronic health record-based identification of inpatients receiving antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 19;4(1):e53. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.41. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective study to assess performance of provider-selected antibiotic indication (PSI) in identifying hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia. PSI showed moderate sensitivity (64.4%) and high specificity (96.3%). PSI has potential utility for targeted real-time antibiotic stewardship interventions, though future research should investigate methods to improve sensitivity.