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Fluoroquinolone Utilization in the Emergency Departments of Academic Medical Centers

Author(s) -

Ebbing Lautenbach,

Lori A. Larosa,

Nishaminy Kasbekar,

Helen P. Peng,

Richard J. Maniglia,

Neil O. Fishman

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.5.601

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , emergency department , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry

Resistance to fluoroquinolone (FQ) antibiotics has risen markedly in recent years and has been associated with increasing FQ use; however, few data exist regarding FQ use patterns. Designing strategies to limit FQ resistance by optimizing FQ use depends on identifying patterns of inappropriate FQ use. Use of FQs in emergency departments (EDs) has not been studied.

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