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Epidemiological analysis reveals frequent adverse events from antibiotics in emergency department patients, highlighting that minimizing unnecessary use reduces direct drug risks.
Antibiotic-associated adverse events lead to many ED visits, and allergic reactions are the most common events. Minimizing unnecessary antibiotic use by even a small percentage could significantly reduce the immediate and direct risks of drug-related adverse events in individual patients.
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