Evaluation of the Quality of Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study From Shenzhen, China.

ABSTRACT: Background: Currently, there is no comprehensive evaluation of the quality of antibiotic prescribing in China's primary care facilities based on longitudinal data. Methods: We randomly selected 11 community health centers in Shenzhen, China, and collected all outpatient prescriptions of these centers from 2010 to 2015. To evaluate the quality of antibiotic prescribing, we used six quality indicators for analysis, including number of antibiotics per 100 consultations, ratio between broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum antibiotics (B/N ratio), percentage of first-line antibiotics recommended by guidelines, percentage of oral antibiotics with a duration exceeding the guideline recommendation, and new pediatric-specific indicators such as percentage of antibiotics with amoxicillin

SUBMITTER: Gong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7933578 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature