Drivers of Geographic Patterns in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States.

Stephen M KisslerKirstin I Oliveira RosterRachel PetherbridgeAteev MehrotraMichael L BarnettYonatan Hagai Grad

Published 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.

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