Clinical Trial: Reducing Antibiotic Use by Implementation of Stewardship in Primary and Urgent Care

U.S., Oct. 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07217002) titled 'Reducing Antibiotic Use by Implementation of Stewardship in Primary and Urgent Care' on Oct. 09.

Brief Summary: The goal of this project is to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use for children with ARTIs (Acute Respiratory Tract Infections) by implementing "outpatient antibiotic stewardship" across the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Primary and Urgent Care Network to:

1. Reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for the most common infections in children.

2. Reduce unnecessary a) broad-spectrum and b) longer-course antibiotic therapy for ear infections, Strep throat, sinus infections, and pneumonia.

Study Start Date: Feb...