Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Initiative at a Veterans Health Administration Ambulatory Care Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The negative impact of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing is well known and includes risks of antibiotic adverse effects, overgrowth of pathogenic organisms, unnecessary costs, and selection of antibiotic-resistant organisms in the populace at large. Acute viral respiratory infections are among the leading causes of inappropriate antibiotic usage.

Methods

This study examined the effect on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing rates of educating clinicians regarding antibiotic stewardship and making a prepackaged kit (containing symptom relief and patient education) for clinicians to distribute to patients with viral upper respiratory tract infections vs writing a prescription for antibiotics.

Results

Between December 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019, 357 viral il

SUBMITTER: Cooperman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature