The Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2010-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza, which peaks seasonally, is an important driver for antibiotic prescribing. Although influenza vaccination has been shown to reduce severe illness, evidence of the population-level effects of vaccination coverage on rates of antibiotic prescribing in the United States is lacking.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of influenza vaccination coverage and antibiotic prescribing rates from 2010 to 2017 across states in the United States, controlling for differences in health infrastructure and yearly vaccine effectiveness. Using data from IQVIA's Xponent database and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FluVaxView, we employed fixed-effects regression analysis to analyze the relationship between influenza vaccine coverage rates and t

SUBMITTER: Klein EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7336555 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature