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Decision support for community-based empirical antibiotic prescribing.

Authors :
Teltsch D
Pinelle D
Winslade N
Hanley J
Buckeridge D
Tamblyn R
Source :
AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium [AMIA Annu Symp Proc] 2005, pp. 1133.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is common, and the consequences are severe. Prescribing guidelines are intended to reduce inappropriate prescribing. Guidelines, though, give empirical antibiotic treatment recommendations that are general and not tailored to local prevalence patterns. A computerized decision support system for empirical antibiotic prescribing that considers the likely infectious organism, antibiotic susceptibility, and patient characteristics, should decrease inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. We describe the design of such a system and the setting for its evaluation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1942-597X
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16779420