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Below are guidelines and clinical decision support tools for Northwestern Medicine Ambulatory Care sites, including Immediate Care Centers. 

General Resources

• FDA Fluoroquinolone Warning Information
• 10 Ways to Reduce Fluoroquinolone Prescribing in Ambulatory Care​
• NM Urgent Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Outcomes Publication 2022

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Organ System

Ear, nose, and throat

• Pharyngitis Treatment Guideline
• Sinusitis Treatment Guideline

Pneumonia

• ​Bronchitis Treatment Summary​
• ​PEDIATRIC Pneumonia Treatment Guideline

skin and soft tissue

• Skin & Skin Structure Infection Treatment Guideline

Urinary tract

• Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Treatment Guideline
• ​PEDIATRIC Urinary Tract Infection Treatment Guideline

Educational Resources
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Educational resources to help you decide which antibiotics, if any, are optimal.

Patient Education

Clinician Education

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ALLERGY RESOURCES