Abstract:BackgroundOver 260 million antibiotic courses are prescribed in ambulatory settings per year in the United States: 41% of which are for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI). Over 50% of these antibiotic courses are inappropriate. However, interventions to improve ambulatory prescribing are little studied, and metrics to track antibiotic use are not well validated.MethodsTo validate metrics for ARTIs in adults, we conducted a retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 at 32 primar… Show more
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