Friday 12 September 2014

Unnecessary Use of Antibiotics may Have Cost an Additional (Dollar) 163 Million in Hospitals

Unnecessary and duplicative use of antibiotics in hospitals in the US may have increased costs by over (Dollar) 163 million, a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Premier, Inc reveals. The inappropriate use of antibiotics can increase risk to patient safety, reduce the efficacy of these drugs and drive up avoidable healthcare costs. The study is published in the October issue of iInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology/i, ...

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