Emergency Department Specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Reduces Antibiotic Duration and Selection for Discharged Adult and Pediatric Patients with Skin and Soft-tissue infections

BACKGROUND: Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI) account for 2.4 million annual U.S. emergency department (ED) visits. A majority of physicians give empiric antibiotic treatment that is non-compliant with guidelines, leading to potential patient harm and fueling the emergence of antibiotic resista...

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Autores principales: Trajano, Renee, Ondak, Susan, Tancredi, Dan, Wiedeman, Jean, Cohen, Stuart H, Miller, Loren, Anderson, Chance, May, Larissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632247/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.610

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