A national evaluation of antibiotic expenditures by healthcare setting in the United States, 2009
Author(s) -
Katie J. Suda,
Lauri A. Hicks,
R Roberts,
Robert J. Hunkler,
Larry H. Danziger
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks445
Subject(s) - medical prescription , antibiotics , health care , medicine , intensive care medicine , healthcare system , antibiotic resistance , nursing , economics , microbiology and biotechnology , economic growth , biology
Promoting appropriate antibiotic use has the potential to decrease healthcare costs by reducing unnecessary prescriptions and the incidence of resistant infections. However, little is known about where antibiotic costs are incurred in the US healthcare system. We evaluated antibiotic expenditures by healthcare setting and antibiotic class in the USA.
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