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230. Impact of 10-day versus 5-day Duration Default on Length of Antibiotic Outpatient Prescriptions from the Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) traditionally focus on inpatient care; however there is a growing effort to optimize antibiotic prescribing at transitions of care. Longer than necessary discharge prescriptions increase risk of antimicrobial resistance, C. difficile infection and...

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Autores principales: Watts, Amber M, Holt, Shannon
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/PMC7778064/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.274