Misaligned perceptions lead to pediatric antibiotic overprescribing

Researchers from USC and Duke report that the persistent “know-do gap” – where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently – is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric diarrhea in India’s private sector, not lack of knowledge, point-of-sale profits, or stockouts of clinically recommended treatments such as oral rehydration salts (ORS).