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Facilitators of antibiotic decision-making in home-based primary care: a qualitative investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

Rupak Datta Open the ORCID record for Rupak Datta [Opens in a new window] ,
Eliza Kiwak ,
Terri Fried Open the ORCID record for Terri Fried [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrea Benjamin ,
Lynne Iannone ,
Sarah Krein Open the ORCID record for Sarah Krein [Opens in a new window] ,
Warren Carter  and
Andrew Cohen Open the ORCID record for Andrew Cohen [Opens in a new window]
Rupak Datta*
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Eliza Kiwak
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Terri Fried
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Andrea Benjamin
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Lynne Iannone
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Sarah Krein
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Warren Carter
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Andrew Cohen
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
*
Corresponding author: Rupak Datta; Email: rupak.datta@yale.edu
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Abstract

Interviews with 22 home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians revealed that infectious disease physicians and clinical pharmacists facilitate infection management and antibiotic selection, respectively, and that local initiatives within programs support antibiotic prescribing decisions. Interventions that facilitate specialist engagement and tailored approaches that address the unique challenges of HBPC are needed.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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