Study: Intervention Decreases Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Kids

An antimicrobial stewardship program reduced the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for children by nearly half, according to a study in Journal of the American Medical Association.

 

Researchers examined how antibiotic prescribing for outpatients with acute respiratory tract infections changed after implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program.

 

Click here to read the full story on the antimicrobial stewardship program in Becker's ASC Review.

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