Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to stop? Results of a choice experiment survey.

Laurence S J RoopeJames BuchananLiz MorrellKoen B PouwelsKaty SivyerFiona MowbrayLucy AbelElizabeth L A CrossLucy YardleyTim PetoA Sarah WalkerMartin J LlewelynSarah Wordsworth

Published in: BMC medicine (2020)

Guidelines that conflict with antibiotic discontinuation (e.g. pre-specify fixed durations) may discourage safe discontinuation at review. In contrast, guidelines conditional on patient factors/treatment response could help hospital prescribers discontinue antibiotics if diagnostic information suggesting they are no longer needed is available.

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