Study succeeds in cutting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by pediatricians
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 20:20
in Health & Medicine
A study involving one of the nation's largest networks of pediatric practices was able to nearly halve the inappropriate use of antibiotics through quarterly monitoring and feedback of the physicians' prescribing patterns. The research is one of the first to look at an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in the outpatient setting.