Identifying Outpatient-Specialized High-Volume Prescribers of Antibiotics in Older Adult Populations - Philadelphia, PA 2021

• Hauptverfasser: Giovanny Zapata (Verfasst von), Jenna Scully (Verfasst von), Tiina Peritz (Verfasst von), Jane Gould (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use promotes antibiotic resistance which poses a threat to public health. Outpatient settings are responsible for 80-90% of all antibiotic use, yet up to 50% of these prescriptions may be inappropriate and at least 33% completely unnecessary. To promote outpatien...