Impact of an antibiotic stewardship initiative on urgent-care respiratory prescribing across patient race, ethnicity, and language

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr;45(4):530-533. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.258. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

Abstract

We conducted a post hoc analysis of an antibiotic stewardship intervention implemented across our health system's urgent-care network to determine whether there was a differential impact among patient groups. Respiratory urgent-care antibiotic prescribing decreased for all racial, ethnic, and preferred language groups, but disparities in antibiotic prescribing persisted.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Ethnicity*
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control
  • Language
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents