Appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis and pharyngitis in an integrated healthcare system

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AbstractWe evaluated the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis and pharyngitis. Overall, 81% of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis were inappropriate and 48% of antibiotic prescriptions for pharyngitis were inappropriate. Types of prescribing errors differed between the 2 infections, including lack of an indication for antibiotics and excessive duration in ~50% of sinusitis cases and incorrect antibiotic dose in ~33% of pharyngitis cases.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018; 0, 1–3