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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...
Autores principales: | Tieri, Jay J., Alexander, Bruce, Egge, Jason A., Heintz, Brett H., Livorsi, Daniel J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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