Comparing the effects of antimicrobial stewardship at primary emergency centers
Shogo Otake,
Yoshiki Kusama,
Shinya Tsuzuki
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundAntimicrobial prescription rates tend to be high in outpatient settings and Primary Emergency Medical Centers (PECs) in Japan encounter difficulties in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). While a nudge‐based ASP publishing monthly newsletters reduces inappropriate prescription of oral third‐generation cephalosporins (3GCs), which requires considerable effort. Therefore, developing more preferable ASP models in PECs is essential.MethodsWe conducted a three‐center, retrospective obs… Show more
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