Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in US Emergency Department Visits, 2016–2021
In this national analysis of US emergency department visits with antibiotic prescribing during 2016–2021, 27.6% of visits resulted in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: 14.9% had diagnosis codes plausibly antibiotic-related (eg, acute bronchitis), suggesting actual inappropriate prescribing, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24000792/type/journal_article |