Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Infections in a Pediatric Office Versus an Urgent Care Center

• Main Authors: Rebecca Hayes MD, MEHP (Author), Brandon Merritt MD, MPH (Author), Stacee Lewis MD (Author), Jessie Shields MD (Author), Jennifer Gerlach MD (Author), Todd W. Gress MD, MPH (Author), Joseph Evans MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It is estimated that as many as 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are written each year for children. Children are more likely to receive antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection in an urgent care center compared with the primary care office. However, no study has examined the an...