Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in US Ambulatory Care Settings, 2010–2015
Adam L. Hersh, Laura King, Daniel J. Shapiro, Lauri A. Hicks, Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMedical prescriptionAmbulatoryAntibioticsEmergency medicineEmergency departmentAmbulatory careIntensive care medicinePediatricsInternal medicineHealth careNursingBiologyEconomic growthEconomicsMicrobiologyAntibiotic Use and ResistancePatient Satisfaction in HealthcareEmergency and Acute Care Studies