US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Variation According to Geography, Patient Population, and Provider Specialty in 2011 | Zendy

Lauri A. Hicks | Zendy; Monina Bartoces | Zendy; Rebecca M. Roberts | Zendy; Katie J. Suda | Zendy; Robert J. Hunkler | Zendy; Thomas H. Taylor | Zendy; Stephanie J. Schrag | Zendy

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US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Variation According to Geography, Patient Population, and Provider Specialty in 2011

Author(s) -

Lauri A. Hicks,

Monina Bartoces,

Rebecca M. Roberts,

Katie J. Suda,

Robert J. Hunkler,

Thomas H. Taylor,

Stephanie J. Schrag

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ076

Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , specialty , psychological intervention , family medicine , population , socioeconomic status , azithromycin , census , pediatrics , demography , antibiotics , environmental health , nursing , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is an essential strategy to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance. US prescribing practices have not been thoroughly characterized. We analyzed outpatient antibiotic prescribing data to identify where appropriate antibiotic prescribing interventions could have the most impact.

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