Antibiotic Prescribing in Outpatient Settings: Rural Patients Are More Likely to Receive Fluoroquinolones and Longer Antibiotic Courses
Suboptimal antibiotic prescribing may be more common in patients living in rural versus urban areas due to various factors such as decreased access to care and diagnostic testing equipment. Prior work demonstrated a rural health disparity of overprescribing antibiotics and longer durations of antibi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Antibiotics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/2/224 |