Antibiotic prescribing by age, sex, race, and ethnicity for patients admitted to the hospital with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in the All of Us database.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the proportion of inpatients who received guideline-concordant antibiotics for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in special populations of the All of Us database.

Background

CABP contributes significantly to healthcare burden worldwide. The American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America jointly published guidelines for the treatment of CABP. Guideline-concordant antibiotics for CABP are associated with better patient and cost outcomes.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with pneumonia (n = 1608; SNOMED 233604007) from 10/1/2018 to 1/01/22 in the All of Us database. Cases were excluded for treatment setting other than inpatient, prior (within 90 days) pneumonia, receipt of in

SUBMITTER: Gilmore CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308426 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature