| Literature DB >> 32511682 |
Katie N Truitt1, Tiffany Brown1,2, Ji Young Lee1,2, Jeffrey A Linder1,2.
Abstract
The proportion of sinusitis visits that meet criteria for antibiotic prescribing is unknown. Of 425 randomly selected sinusitis visits, 50% (214) met antibiotic-prescribing criteria. There was no significant difference in antibiotic prescribing at visits that did (205/214 [96%]) and did not (193/211 [92%]; p = .07) meet antibiotic prescribing criteria.Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Clinical Decision-Making; Practice Guideline; Primary Health Care; Respiratory Tract Infections; Sinusitis
Year: 2020 PMID: 32511682 PMCID: PMC7840109 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa736
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079