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Wilson GM, Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA, Poggensee L, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Echevarria K, Suda KJ. infection following dental antibiotic prescriptions in a cohort of US veterans. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Mar 1; 44(3):494-496.
Among 108 (0.05% of cohort) US veterans with a infection (CDI) within 30 days of a dental antibiotic prescription, 80% of patients received guideline-discordant antibiotics. Half had chronic gastrointestinal illness potentially exacerbating their CDI risk. More efforts are needed to improve antibiotic stewardship.