TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in the ambulatory setting using a multifaceted approach
AU - Chung, Philip
AU - Nailon, Regina
AU - Ashraf, M. Salman
AU - Bergman, Scott
AU - Micheels, Teresa
AU - Rupp, Mark E.
AU - Schwedhelm, Michelle
AU - Tierney, Maureen
AU - Tyner, Kate
AU - Van Schooneveld, Trevor C.
AU - Marcelin, Jasmine R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2021.
PY - 2022/9/14
Y1 - 2022/9/14
N2 - Antibiotics are frequently prescribed inappropriately for acute respiratory infections in the outpatient setting. We report the implementation of a multifaceted outpatient antimicrobial stewardship initiative resulting in a 12.3% absolute reduction of antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in primary care clinics receiving active interventions.
AB - Antibiotics are frequently prescribed inappropriately for acute respiratory infections in the outpatient setting. We report the implementation of a multifaceted outpatient antimicrobial stewardship initiative resulting in a 12.3% absolute reduction of antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in primary care clinics receiving active interventions.
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U2 - 10.1017/ice.2021.164
DO - 10.1017/ice.2021.164
M3 - Article
C2 - 33985606
AN - SCOPUS:85105883482
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 43
SP - 1235
EP - 1237
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 9
ER -