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May 3, 2016JAMA1,759 citationsOpen Access

Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011

KFKatherine E. Fleming-DutraCenters for Disease Control and PreventionAHAdam L. HershUniversity of UtahDSDaniel J. ShapiroUniversity of California, San Francisco

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in US ambulatory care during 2010-2011.
  • Estimated antibiotic prescription rate per 1000 population was calculated.
  • Assessments of appropriateness for antibiotic prescriptions during outpatient visits were made.
  • Annual antibiotic prescription rate was 506 per 1000 population.
  • Only 353 prescriptions were likely appropriate, indicating high levels of inappropriateness.

Abstract

In the United States in 2010-2011, there was an estimated annual antibiotic prescription rate per 1000 population of 506, but only an estimated 353 antibiotic prescriptions were likely appropriate, supporting the need for establishing a goal for outpatient antibiotic stewardship.

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Fleming-Dutra et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da1feb0d540cafc58385f5https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.4151
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