Across the ambulatory care network of an integrated health care system, durations of antibiotic therapy prescribed for uncomplicated infections were longer than recommended in 39% of cases. By logistic regression, site of care, prescriber characteristics, and type of infection were independently associated with longer than recommended durations of therapy.
Keywords: health care epidemiology; outpatient antibiotic stewardship; outpatient infectious diseases; primary health care.
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