Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2024
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections by 50% without diminishing patient satisfaction by implementing an ambulatory antibiotic stewardship program.
The study, published Sept. 16 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, followed the implementation of the program at Mayo Clinic facilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona and Florida starting in July 2020. The program targeted antibiotic use for tier 3 URI symptoms, which are symptoms for which antibiotics should never be prescribed.
Researchers surveyed patients to...
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