Cost of inappropriate antimicrobial use for upper respiratory infection in Japan

Cost of inappropriate antimicrobial use for upper respiratory infection in Japan

Abstract Background Antibiotics are often prescribed inappropriately to patients with upper respiratory infection (URI) in ambulatory care settings; however, the economic burden of such prescription has not been quantitatively assessed. Here, we aimed to evaluate the additional cost of antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Shinya Tsuzuki, Yuki Kimura, Masahiro Ishikane, Yoshiki Kusama, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
URI
Antimicrobial consumption
Cost analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-5021-1

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