Operationalising outpatient antimicrobial stewardship to reduce system-wide antibiotics for acute bronchitis

Autor: Ruth Kleinpell, Todd Hulgan, Robert Dittus, Morgan Clouse Johnson, Robin G Cooke, Christianne Roumie, Carol Callaway-Lane, Lauren D Mitchell, Jacob Hathaway, Milner Staub
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMJ Open Quality, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-6641
DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001275
Popis: Background Antibiotics are not recommended for treatment of acute uncomplicated bronchitis (AUB), but are often prescribed (85% of AUB visits within the Veterans Affairs nationally). This quality improvement project aimed to decrease antibiotic prescribing for AUB in community-based outpatient centres from 65% to
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