ARTICLE: 

Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing in emergency departments and urgent care centers across the Veterans’ Health Administration

OBJECTIVE:

Assessments of antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory care have largely focused on viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs). It is unclear whether antibiotic prescribing for bacterial ARIs should also be a target for antibiotic stewardship efforts. In this study, we evaluated antibiotic prescribing for viral and potentially bacterial ARIs in patients seen at emergency departments (EDs) and urgent care centers (UCCs).

INSTRUCTIONS:

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