By Ethan Covey
An evaluation of hospital emergency departments (EDs) and observation (OBS) visits identified frequent antibiotic use, particularly parenteral (IV) administration.
While antibiotic prescription rates among patients discharged from EDs has been thoroughly studied, the report, which was presented as IDWeek 2020, shines light upon use for these in-hospital visits (abstract 24)
“With the threat of antibiotic resistance in mind, it is important to closely examine antibiotic