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Practice patterns of antibiotics prescriptions for URI
Antibiotics are prescribed at more than 100 million adult ambulatory care visits annually, and 41% of these prescriptions are for respiratory conditions. In the United States, at least 2 million antibiotic-resistant illnesses and 23,000 deaths occur each year, at a cost to the U.S. economy of at least $30 billion.1 The most common reason for … Practice patterns of antibiotics prescriptions for URI