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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2140798.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40798.

Variation by Race in Antibiotics Prescribed for Hospitalized Patients With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Alysse G Wurcel  1   2 , Utibe R Essien  3 , Christina Ortiz  2 , Xiaoqing Fu  4 , Christian Mancini  4 , Yuqing Zhang  4   5 , Kimberly G Blumenthal  4   5
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Multicenter Study

Variation by Race in Antibiotics Prescribed for Hospitalized Patients With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Alysse G Wurcel et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines antibiotics prescribed and variations by race among hospitalized patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Essien reported receiving grants from Department of Veterans Affairs (CDA-20-049) outside the submitted work. Dr Blumenthal reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants from the Massachusetts General Hospital Transformative Scholars Award, grants from the Massachusetts General Hospital Executive Committee on Research, and personal fees from Weekley Schulte Valdes outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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