Economic Burden Of Inappropriate Empiric Antibiotic Therapy: A Report From Southern Iran.
Arman SadatsharifiMohammad-Ali DavarpanahSoha NamaziShaghayegh MottaghiLaleh MahmoudiPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2019)
In this research, physicians' adherence with guidelines for empiric antibiotic therapy was low which was led to 471,319.69 USD excess costs. These results urge institution policy makers to develop guidelines to ensure active dissemination and implementation of them to decrease inappropriate antibiotic usage.