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Antibiotic Misuse in Hospital, Outpatient, and Long-Term Care Settings

Author(s) -

Muhammad Salman Ashraf,

Paul Cook

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

north carolina medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 2379-4313

pISSN - 0029-2559

DOI - 10.18043/ncm.77.5.346

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , long term care , health care , intensive care medicine , ambulatory care , psychiatry , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth

Antibiotic misuse is common in the United States, but the causes of antibiotic misuse may differ from one health care setting to another. In this commentary, we describe the factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in hospital, outpatient, and long-term care settings, along with specific measures that can help prevent antibiotic misuse.

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