Impact of COVID-19 on urgent care diagnoses and the new AXR metric

• मुख्य लेखकों: Adam L. Hersh (लेखक), Edward A. Stenehjem (लेखक), Nora Fino (लेखक), Emily S. Spivak (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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We examined the antibiotic prescribing rate for respiratory diagnoses (AXR) before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in urgent care clinics. At the onset, AXR declined substantially due to changes in case mix. Using AXR as a stewardship metric requires monitoring of changes in case mix.