Antibiotic Prescribing in Dutch Daytime and Out-of-Hours General Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Database Study

• Main Authors: Karin Hek (Author), Lotte Ramerman (Author), Yvette M. Weesie (Author), Anke C. Lambooij (Author), Maarten Lambert (Author), Marianne J. Heins (Author), Janneke M. T. Hendriksen (Author), Robert A. Verheij (Author), Jochen W. L. Cals (Author), Liset van Dijk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in major changes in healthcare, including the prescribing of antibiotics. We aimed to monitor antibiotic prescribing trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dutch general practice, both during daytime and out-of-hours (OOH). Routine care data were used from 379 day...