Drivers of Geographic Patterns in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States.

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.

SUBMITTER: Kissler SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327792 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature