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Low rates of antibiotics prescribed during telehealth primary-care visits persisted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Jump RLP, Mongilardi N, Wilson BM, Bej TA, Song S, Kowal CM, Perez F, Akpoji UC. Low rates of antibiotics prescribed during telehealth primary-care visits persisted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Sep 1; 44(9):1518-1521.

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Abstract:

For primary care clinics at a Veterans'' Affairs (VA) medical center, the shift from in-person to telehealth visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was associated with low rates of antibiotic prescription. Understanding contextual factors associated with antibiotic prescription practices during telehealth visits may help promote antibiotic stewardship in primary care settings.




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