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Reducing overuse of antibiotics at discharge home: A single-center mixed methods pilot study

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic overuse at hospital discharge is common and harmful; however, methods to improve prescribing during care transitions have been understudied. We aimed to pilot a pharmacist-facilitated antibiotic timeout prior to discharge. METHODS: From May 2019 to October 2019, we conducted a...

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Autores principales: Giesler, Daniel L., Krein, Sarah, Brancaccio, Adamo, Mashrah, Daraoun, Ratz, David, Gandhi, Tejal, Bashaw, Linda, Horowitz, Jennifer, Vaughn, Valerie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9142756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34848294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.11.016