Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in US Ambulatory Care Settings, 2010-2015.

ABSTRACT: The proportion of antibiotic prescriptions prescribed in US physician offices and emergency departments that were unnecessary decreased slightly, from 30% in 2010-2011 to 28% in 2014-2015. However, a greater decrease occurred in children: 32% in 2010-2011 to 19% in 2014-2015. Unnecessary prescribing in adults did not change during this period.

SUBMITTER: Hersh AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature