Significant Regional Differences in Antibiotic Use Across 576 US Hospitals and 11 701 326 Adult Admissions, 2016-2017.

Katherine E GoodmanSara E CosgroveLisa PinelesLaurence S MagderDeverick J AndersonElizabeth Dodds AshleyRonald E PolkHude QuanWilliam E TrickKeith F WoeltjeSurbhi LeekhaAnthony D Harris

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

Adult inpatient antibiotic use remains high, driven predominantly by broad-spectrum agents. Better understanding reasons for interhospital usage differences, including by region and teaching status, may inform efforts to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

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primary care
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quality improvement
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electronic health record