Low rates of antibiotics prescribed during telehealth primary-care visits persisted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Robin L P JumpNicole MongilardiBrigid M WilsonTaissa A BejSunah SongCorinne M KowalFederico PerezUkwen C AkpojiPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
For primary care clinics at a Veterans' Affairs (VA) medical center, the shift from in-person to telehealth visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was associated with low rates of antibiotic prescription. Understanding contextual factors associated with antibiotic prescription practices during telehealth visits may help promote antibiotic stewardship in primary care settings.