1441. Significant Decrease in the Incidence Rate of Common Outpatient Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnoses per Clinic Visit in the First Respiratory Season of October 2020 to March 2021 During the Covid-19 Pandemic. A Report From an Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a community hospital in Brooklyn
Abstract:Background
As part of our outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, we do surveillance of diagnoses and antibiotic use for common upper respiratory tract infections such as acute upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis. We sought to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the incidence rate of upper respiratory tract infection diagnoses per clinic visit during October 2020 to March 2021 season compared to the three prior respiratory seasons.… Show more
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