Variability in changes in physician outpatient antibiotic prescribing from 2019 to 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

Pranav TandonKevin A BrownNick DanemanBradley J Langford Valerie LeungLindsay FriedmanKevin L Schwartz

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)

Antibiotic prescribing changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with overall decreases in antibiotic initiation, broad-spectrum agents, and prolonged antibiotic courses with inter-physician variability. These findings present opportunities for community antibiotic stewardship interventions.

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