Antibiotic courses evolution
We recorded averages of 1.1±1.4 intravenous antibiotic courses for [Y-1-Y0], 1.2±1.3 for [Y0-Y+1] and 1.1±1.2 for [Y+1-Y+2].
No difference between the number of antibiotic courses was observed between the 3 periods concerned. Data are summarized in Figure 3. For oral antibiotic courses, patients had an average 1.6±1.3 of courses per year for the first period, 1.3±1.4/year for the second period and 1.1±1.1/year for the last period. We compared the number of oral antibiotic courses per year before and after transfer ([Y-1-Y0] versus [Y+1-Y+2]), and we found that after transfer, patients had significantly fewer oral antibiotic courses per year.