Published in Academic Emergency Medicine · View the paper (DOI)
A UC Davis study found that educating physicians and patients about safe antibiotic use can reduce overuse by one-third. The study compared two approaches, including educational materials and on-site physician champions, and found significant reductions in inappropriate antibiotic treatment.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- New approaches cut inappropriate antibiotic use by over 30% University of California - Davis Health · Jun 19, 2019 · first to report
- Antibiotic stewardship intervention improves prescribing for acute respiratory infection Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · Jul 10, 2019