Reply to "Minimizing Antibiotic Misuse through Evidence-Based Management of Outpatient Acute Respiratory Infections"

Affiliations

¹ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA.
² VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA.
³ Erie County Medical Center Pharmacy Department, Buffalo, New York, USA.
⁴ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA East Orange VA, East Orange, New Jersey, USA.
⁵ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA karimergenhagen@gmail.com.

Comment

Jennifer L Schroeck et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Oct.

. 2015 Oct;59(10):6674.

doi: 10.1128/AAC.01756-15.

¹ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA.
² VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA.
³ Erie County Medical Center Pharmacy Department, Buffalo, New York, USA.
⁴ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA East Orange VA, East Orange, New Jersey, USA.
⁵ VA of Western New York Healthcare System Infectious Disease Department, Albany, New York, USA karimergenhagen@gmail.com.

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Factors associated with antibiotic misuse in outpatient treatment for upper respiratory tract infections.
Schroeck JL, Ruh CA, Sellick JA Jr, Ott MC, Mattappallil A, Mergenhagen KA. Schroeck JL, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Jul;59(7):3848-52. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00652-15. Epub 2015 Apr 13. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015. PMID: 25870064 Free PMC article.
Minimizing Antibiotic Misuse through Evidence-Based Management of Outpatient Acute Respiratory Infections.
Sanchez GV, Fleming-Dutra KE, Hicks LA. Sanchez GV, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Oct;59(10):6673. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01709-15. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015. PMID: 26386030 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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