Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Treatment

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,000

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 29, 2004

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2007

Conditions
Respiratory Infections
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Physician & patient education on appropriate antibiotic use

PROCEDURE

Rapid C-reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic treatment

Trial Locations (9)

10468

James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, The Bronx

15240

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh

19104

Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia

30904

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, Augusta

64128

Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, Kansas City

78229

South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio

92161

VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, San Diego

60141-5000

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, Hines

87108-5153

New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

FED

lead

US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

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