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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |