Drivers of Geographic Patterns in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
In a retrospective, ecological analysis of US medical claims, visit rates explained more of the geographic variation in outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates than per-visit prescribing. Efforts to reduce antibiotic use may benefit from addressing the factors that drive higher rates of outpatient visits, in addition to continued focus on stewardship.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Outpatients