Chronic diseases and variations in rates of antimicrobial use in the community: a population-based analysis of linked administrative data in Quebec, Canada, 2002-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic diseases may increase risk of infection and complications from infections; fear of these risks may lower clinicians' tolerance threshold for the prescription of antimicrobials, thus increasing the risk of selecting resistant bacteria. We sought to describe rates of antimicrobial use in Quebec and measure the association between chronic diseases and utilization rates.

Methods

Using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System, we analyzed data of people covered by the public drug insurance plan in 2002-2017. Based on delivered prescriptions, we described trends in antimicrobial use in the population, and per category of select chronic diseases (i.e., none, respiratory, cardiovascular, diabetes, mental disorder), according to age group (0-17 yr,

SUBMITTER: Fortin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578751 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature