Rev Esp Quimioter 2018; 31(3):209-216
Appropriateness of antimicrobial prescriptions in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital LUCIA YUNQUERA-ROMERO, IGNACIO MÁRQUEZ-GÓMEZ, ARACELI HENARES-LÓPEZ, MARÍA JOSÉ MORALES-LARA, CARMEN GALLEGO FERNÁNDEZ, ROCÍO ASENSI-DÍEZ Background. Antibiotics are widely prescribed in the Emergency Department (ED), representing 26-62% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions. Around 40% of antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized patients are inappropriate or unnecessary. The […]