Drivers of Geographic Patterns in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States.
Stephen M KisslerKirstin I Oliveira RosterRachel PetherbridgeAteev MehrotraMichael L BarnettYonatan Hagai GradPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
In a retrospective, ecological analysis of US medical claims, visit rates explained more of the geographic variation in outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates than per-visit prescribing. Efforts to reduce antibiotic use may benefit from addressing the factors that drive higher rates of outpatient visits, in addition to continued focus on stewardship.