Antibiotic Prescribing Quality in Out-of-Hours Primary Care and Critical Appraisal of Disease-Specific Quality Indicators

Antibiotic Prescribing Quality in Out-of-Hours Primary Care and Critical Appraisal of Disease-Specific Quality Indicators

Outpatient antibiotic use in Belgium is among the highest in Europe. The most common reason for an encounter in out-of-hours (OOH) primary care is an infection. In this study, we assessed all consultations from July 2016 to June 2018 at five OOH services. We described antibiotic prescribing by diagn...

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Main Authors: Annelies Colliers, Niels Adriaenssens, Sibyl Anthierens, Stephaan Bartholomeeusen, Hilde Philips, Roy Remmen, Samuel Coenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antibiotics
out-of-hours care
primary care
quality of care
quality indicators
practitioners cooperative
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/2/79

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