Open AccessIndications and classes of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in Japan: A descriptive study using the national database of electronic health insurance claims, 2012–2015
Author(s) -
Hideki Hashimoto,
Makoto Saito,
Jumpei Sato,
Kazuo Goda,
Naohiro Mitsutake,
Masaru Kitsuregawa,
Ryozo Nagai,
Shuji Hatakeyama
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.11.009
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , pharyngitis , population , antimicrobial stewardship , sinusitis , pediatrics , cefuroxime , penicillin , bronchitis , antibiotic resistance , surgery , environmental health , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
To evaluate condition-specific antibiotic prescription rates and the appropriateness of antibiotic use in outpatient settings in Japan.
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