Pediatric Antibiotic Use Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza in the United States, 2008-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the contributions of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza infections to pediatric antibiotic use is limited. We aimed to estimate the proportions and incidence of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions associated with RSV and influenza infections in a sample of commercially insured US children.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions dispensed to children in the Optum Clinformatics DataMart from 2008 to 2018. We used negative binomial time series models regressing weekly antibiotic prescriptions against RSV and influenza circulation measures to estimate counterfactual rates of antibiotic prescriptions in the presence and absence of RSV and influenza circulation overall and by age group, census divisio

SUBMITTER: King LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12614973 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature