Quantifying antibiotic use in typhoid fever in India: a cross-sectional analysis of private sector medical audit data, 2013-2015.

Muhammed Shaffi Fazaludeen KoyaHabib Hasan FarooquiAashna Mehta Sakthivel SelvarajSandro Galea

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Nationally representative private sector antibiotic prescription data during 2013-2015 indicate a higher disease burden of typhoid in India than previously estimated. The total prescription rate shows a declining trend. Young adult patients account for close to one-third of the cases and children less than 10 years account for more than a million cases annually.

Keyphrases

healthcare
electronic health record
health insurance
big data
young adults
risk factors
data analysis
machine learning
middle aged