Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 213-220 , September 2007

Antibiotic Use for Emergency Department Patients With Upper Respiratory Infections: Prescribing Practices, Patient Expectations, and Patient Satisfaction

  • Samuel Ong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Olive View–University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Samuel Ong, MD, 14445 Olive View Drive, North Annex, Sylmar, CA 91342; 818-364-3110, fax 818-364-3268.
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  • Janet Nakase, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Olive View–University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
    • ,
  • Gregory J. Moran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Olive View–University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
    • ,
  • David J. Karras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Matthew J. Kuehnert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    • ,
  • David A. Talan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Olive View–University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
    • ,
  • EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group

      Affiliations

    • All members are listed in the Appendix.

Received 15 August 2006 ,Revised 30 January 2007 ,Accepted 26 March 2007.

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 Supervising editors: Kathy J. Rinnert, MD, MPH; E. John Gallagher, MDAuthor contributions: SO, GJM, MJK, and DAT conceived and designed the study. DAT obtained funding. SO and JN handled data management and statistical analysis. DAT served as group study chair. SO and DJK drafted the article, which was reviewed by all of the authors. SO takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that may create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative agreement U50/CCU912342 funded the study.Available online April 30, 2007.

PII: S0196-0644(07)00387-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.026

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 213-220 , September 2007

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