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. 2021 Oct;42(10):1266-1271.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1383. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

A healthcare worker and patient-informed approach to oral antibiotic decision making during the hospital-to-home transition

Sima L Sharara  1 , Alicia I Arbaje  2   3   4 , Sara E Cosgrove  1   2 , Ayse P Gurses  2   4   5 , Kathryn Dzintars  6 , Nicholas Ladikos  7   8 , S Sonia Qasba  8   9   10 , Sara C Keller  1   2
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A healthcare worker and patient-informed approach to oral antibiotic decision making during the hospital-to-home transition

Sima L Sharara et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

In a qualitative study of healthcare workers and patients discharged on oral antibiotics, we identified 5 barriers to antibiotic decision making at hospital discharge: clinician perceptions of patient expectations, diagnostic uncertainty, attending physician-led versus multidisciplinary team culture, not accounting for total antibiotic duration, and need for discharge prior to complete data.

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