Outpatient antibiotic use for common infectious diagnoses: Patterns in telehealth during the emergence of COVID-19
Background: The Veterans’ Affairs (VA) healthcare system has had established telehealth programs for several years. Even so, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an expansion of and changes in these services. Little is known about the influence of the increased use of telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Main Authors: | Nicole Mongilardi, Brigid Wilson, Taissa Bej, Sunah Song, Federico Jump, Federico Perez, Ukwen Akpoji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022-07-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22000572/type/journal_article |
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