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Antibiotic prescribing in mental health units across the Veterans’ Health Administration: How much and how appropriate?

We evaluated antibiotic-prescribing across 111 mental health units in the Veterans’ Health Administration. We found that accurate diagnosis of urinary tract infections is a major area for improvement. Because non–mental-health clinicians were involved in most antibiotic-prescribing decisions, stewar...

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Autores principales: Tieri, Jay J., Alexander, Bruce, Egge, Jason A., Heintz, Brett H., Livorsi, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9929705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.432