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2079. Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Use of Antibiotics in Patients with Upper Respiratory Infections: Findings Shared by a Metropolitan Community Hospital in NYC

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-resistant infections are one of the greatest public health issues with more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year in the United States. Reducing inappropriate antibiotic use is essential to reduce both antibiotic resistance and adverse events. The most important...

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Autores principales: Shah, Jilan, Izaguirre-Anariba, Dora, Rao, Hariprasad, Patel, Yash, Zin Win, Kyaw, Akande, Olawale Samuel, Ward, Laurie, Badem, Olga
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/PMC6809293/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1759