Open forum infectious diseases
Leveraging an Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative and Urgent Care Center Medication-dispensing Kiosks to Support Shorter Antibiotic Durations: a Multisite, Retrospective Evaluation
By Gauthier TP, Lobo EA, Frederick CM and 6 others.
Abstract
Background
Outpatient medication dispensing kiosks that contain antibiotics are proliferating. This study aimed to evaluate how their implementation in urgent care centers (UCCs) alongside antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) collaborative engagement can influence antibiotic prescribing.