Collaboration to harmonize antimicrobial registry measures (CHARM) database analysis of antibiotic prescribing in urgent and non-urgent care: a retrospective study on demographic factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare demographic patterns, diagnosis distribution, and prescribing trends between urgent care and non-urgent care clinics for infectious disease encounters across age groups.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting

Outpatient encounters from 93 facilities (7 urgent care, 86 non-urgent clinics) in a single Michigan health system, from January 2021 to December 2024.

Participants

A total of 161,328 outpatient encounters involving an antibiotic prescription. Data were stratified by age group, sex, race, insurance type, and care setting.

Methods

Antibiotic prescription and ICD-10 diagnosis data were extracted from the CHARM database and compared across settings using χ², Fisher's exact, and Mann-Whitney tests.

Results

SUBMITTER: Vo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645235 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature