Assessing the appropriateness of community-based antibiotic prescribing in Alberta, Canada, 2017-2020, using ICD-9-CM codes: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance is a rising threat to human health, and, with up to 90% of antibiotics prescribed in the community, it is critical to examine Canadian antibiotic stewardship practices in outpatient settings. We carried out a large-scale analysis of appropriateness in community-based prescribing of antibiotics to adults in Alberta, reporting on 3 years of data from physicians practising in the province.

Methods

The study cohort was composed of all adult (age 18-65 yr) Alberta residents who filled at least 1 antibiotic prescription written by a community-based physician between Apr. 1, 2017, and Mar. 6, 2020. We linked diagnosis codes from the clinical modification of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9-CM), as used for

SUBMITTER: Leslie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10325582 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature