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968. Effect of Outpatient Antibiotic Ordering Restrictions on Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns at a State-wide VA Healthcare System

BACKGROUND: Approximately 30% of antibiotics prescribed in the outpatient setting are inappropriate, mostly due to unnecessary prescriptions (Rx) for upper respiratory infections. Ordering restrictions is one approach to curtail inappropriate use. However, this approach may cause unintended conseque...

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Autores principales: Dave, Rohini, Bork, Jacqueline
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/PMC6808850/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.070