Antibiotic stewardship initiatives in urgent care may improve prescribing practices beyond just their original objectives, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. A national quality improvement collaborative involving 92 pediatric urgent care sites examined antibiotic prescribing duration for acute respiratory infections in children aged 6 months–18 years. Researchers analyzed 257,879 encounters involving antibiotic prescriptions between April 2022 and September 2024. Although the program focused on improving first-line antibiotic …
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