Appropriately Prescribing Antibiotics for Patients With Pharyngitis: A Physician-Based Approach vs a Nurse-Only Triage and Treatment Algorithm

OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and appropriateness of antibiotic use in adult patients with pharyngitis who opted for a nurse-only triage and treatment algorithm vs patients who underwent a physician-directed clinical evaluation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using International Classification of Diseases, N...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mayo Clinic proceedings 2010-11, Vol.85 (11), p.1011-1015
Hauptverfasser:	Undeland, Duane K., MD, Kowalski, Todd J., MD, Berth, Wendy L., BS, Gundrum, Jacob D., MS
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Algorithms Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects Anti-Bacterial Agents - standards Antibacterial agents Antibiotics Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Dosage and administration Drug therapy Drug Utilization Review General aspects Guideline Adherence Health participants Humans Internal Medicine Medical Records Medical sciences Methods Original Patient outcomes Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pharyngitis Pharyngitis - drug therapy Pharyngitis - microbiology Practice Patterns, Nurses Practice Patterns, Physicians Prescription writing Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retrospective Studies Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy Streptococcus pyogenes - drug effects Triage - methods Triage - standards Wisconsin
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