Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011
Author(s) -
Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra,
Adam L. Hersh,
Daniel J. Shapiro,
Monina Bartoces,
Eva A. Enns,
Thomas M. File,
Jonathan A. Finkelstein,
Jeffrey S. Gerber,
David Y. Hyun,
Jeffrey A. Linder,
Ruth Lynfield,
David J. Margolis,
Larissa May,
Daniel Merenstein,
Joshua P. Metlay,
Jason G. Newland,
Jay F. Piccirillo,
Rebecca M. Roberts,
Guillermo V. Sanchez,
Katie J. Suda,
Ann Thomas,
Teri Moser Woo,
Rachel M Zetts,
Lauri A. Hicks
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.4151
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , ambulatory , population , ambulatory care , pharyngitis , antibiotics , antimicrobial stewardship , pediatrics , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , antibiotic resistance , health care , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , pharmacology , biology , economic growth
The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use is unknown.
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