Improving Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care; a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.
Lauren DutcherKathleen DegnanAfia B Adu-GyamfiEbbing LautenbachLeigh CressmanMichael Z DavidValerie CluzetJulia E SzymczakDavid A PeguesWarren B BilkerPam TolomeoKeith W Hamiltonnull nullPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
A provider-focused intervention reduced overall antibiotic prescribing for RTDs without affecting prescribing for infections that likely require antibiotics. Future research should examine the sustainability of such interventions, potential unintended adverse effects on patient health or satisfaction, and provider perceptions and acceptability.