County Influenza Vaccination Rates and Antibiotic Prescribing Rates in US Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Studies have found an inverse relationship between community influenza vaccination rates and antibiotic use. This study examined the relationship between community-level influenza vaccination rates and facility-level antibiotic use in US nursing homes. We hypothesized that nursing homes in counties with high influenza vaccination rates would have low antibiotic prescribing rates.

Methods

We linked data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for adults aged ≥65 years in US nursing homes in 2019 at individual, facility, and county levels. We used linear mixed models to examine the association between county-level influenza vaccination rates and facility-level antibiotic prescribing rates. We generated maps to illustrate the overlap of facilities by quarti

SUBMITTER: Vo QT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12228641 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature