Risk Factors for Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

Risk Factors for Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

Objective: To determine independent risk factors for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in internal medicine (IM) residency–based primary care offices. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to measure antibiotic prescribing rates, a...

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Main Authors: Thomas L. Walsh, MD, Kevin Taffe, MD, PhD, Nicole Sacca, DO, Derek N. Bremmer, PharmD, BCPS, Mary Lynn Sealey, MD, Elizabeth Cuevas, MD, Alexandra Johnston, DO, Alyson Malarkey, DO, Rebecca Behr, DO, Jessica Embrescia, DO, Ekknoor Sahota, MD, Sara Loucks, DO, Nupur Gupta, DO, Kelly J. Shields, PhD, Curren Katz, PhD, Anastasios Kapetanos, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819301481

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