Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011

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Authors

Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adam L. Hersh · University of Utah

Daniel J. Shapiro · University of California, San Francisco

Monina Bartoces · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Eva A. Enns · University of Minnesota

Thomas M. File · Northeast Ohio Medical University

Jonathan A. Finkelstein

Abstract

In the United States in 2010-2011, there was an estimated annual antibiotic prescription rate per 1000 population of 506, but only an estimated 353 antibiotic prescriptions were likely appropriate, supporting the need for establishing a goal for outpatient antibiotic stewardship.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 315, Issue 17, pp. 1864-1864

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.4151

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