Antibiotic stewardship in direct-to-consumer telemedicine consultations leads to high adherence to best practice guidelines and a low prescription rate

Antibiotic stewardship in direct-to-consumer telemedicine consultations leads to high adherence to best practice guidelines and a low prescription rate

Objective: To analyze the antibiotic prescription rate in low-risk patients evaluated at a telemedicine program that adopts antibiotic stewardship protocols. Methods: Adult patients who accessed a single direct-to-consumer telemedicine center (Jan/2019–Feb/2020) were retrospectively enrolled. Diseas...

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Main Authors: Carlos H.S. Pedrotti, Tarso A.D. Accorsi, Karine De Amicis Lima, Ary Serpa Neto, Maria T.S. de S. Lira, Renata A. Morbeck, Eduardo Cordioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Telemedicine
Infectious disease medicine
Communicable diseases
Antibacterial agents
Practice guideline
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001077

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