Variability of Antibiotic Prescribing in a Large Healthcare Network Despite Adjusting for Patient-Mix: Reconsidering Targets for Improved Prescribing

BACKGROUND: In the outpatient setting, the majority of antibiotic prescriptions are for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but most of these infections are viral and antibiotics are unnecessary. We analyzed provider-specific antibiotic prescribing in a group of outpatient clinics affiliated with a...

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Autores principales: Jung, Sophia, Sexton, Mary Elizabeth, Owens, Sallie, Spell, Nathan, Fridkin, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30815500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30815500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz018

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