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Antimicrobial stewardship intervention bundle decreases outpatient fluoroquinolone prescribing for urinary tract infections.

Ashley L CubillosMegan E PatchElisabeth L ChandlerLeah W LynchMorris R GieselmanMary Beth SaundersKaren E Calkins
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
An antimicrobial stewardship bundle was implemented in 23 community health system urgent care and primary care clinics to reduce fluoroquinolone prescribing in urinary tract infections. The percentage of urinary tract infection (UTI) visits prescribed a fluoroquinolone subsequently decreased from 17.6% to 3% in urgent care and from 23.8% to 6.8% in primary care.
Keyphrases
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