The latest results from a study designed to reduce the inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobials in hospital emergency departments (EDs) describe some progress as well as challenges to achieving significant and consistent change. The Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Treatment (IMPAACT) project is a four-year program involving EDs in 16 hospitals in eight U.S. cities. Initial results from the project have been published in emergency-medicine journals. [click link for full article]
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