Combining an antibiotic stewardship program with a 15-pathogen viral panel to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Acute upper respiratory tract infections are common and often result in unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. We found a significant reduction in inappropriate antibiotic use after implementing an antibiotic stewardship program with a point-of-care respiratory viral panel in an urgent care setting.
Authors
- Teresa Furtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0714-0060)
- Glenn Harnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-4477)
- Cosby G. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-0460)
- Heejung Bang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-9951)
- Larissa May
Institutions
- Department of Public Health (US)
- PA Consulting Group (GB)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02195-25
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00