Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Sep;44(9):1518-1521. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.309. Epub 2023 Feb 10.
For primary care clinics at a Veterans' Affairs (VA) medical center, the shift from in-person to telehealth visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was associated with low rates of antibiotic prescription. Understanding contextual factors associated with antibiotic prescription practices during telehealth visits may help promote antibiotic stewardship in primary care settings.
对于退伍军人事务部(VA)医疗中心的初级保健诊所来说,在 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间,从面对面就诊转为远程医疗就诊与抗生素处方率较低有关。了解远程医疗就诊期间与抗生素处方实践相关的背景因素,可能有助于促进初级保健环境中的抗生素管理。