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235. In outpatient clinics serving Veterans, antibiotic prescriptions precede a minority of antibiotic-associated adverse events

BACKGROUND: An estimated 30% of antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient settings may be inappropriate. Antibiotic exposure increases an individual’s risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and acquiring drug-resistant pathogens. To quantify the increased risk of CDI and drug-resistant pathog...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Brigid, Bej, Taissa A, Banks, Richard, Briggs, Janet, Song, Sunah, Jump, Robin, Perez, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777943/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.279