作者
Jonathan A Finkelstein, Robert L Davis, Scott F Dowell, Joshua P Metlay, Stephen B Soumerai, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Margaret Higham, Zachary Miller, Irina Miroshnik, Alex Pedan, Richard Platt
发表日期
2001/7/1
期刊
Pediatrics
卷号
108
期号
1
页码范围
1-7
出版商
American Academy of Pediatrics
简介
Objective
To test whether an educational outreach intervention for families and physicians, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) principles of judicious antibiotic use, decreases antimicrobial drug prescribing for children younger than 6 years old.
Setting
Twelve practices affiliated with 2 managed care organizations (MCOs) in eastern Massachusetts and northwest Washington State.
Patients
All enrolled children younger than 6 years old.
Methods
Practices stratified by MCO and size were randomized to intervention or control groups. The intervention included 2 meetings of the practice with a physician peer leader, using CDC-endorsed summaries of judicious prescribing recommendations; feedback on previous prescribing rates were also provided. Parents were mailed a CDC brochure on antibiotic use, and …
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