The Association Between High and Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing: A Cohort Study Using Family Physician Electronic Medical Records.

Taito KitanoBradley J LangfordKevin A BrownAndrea PangBranson ChenGary GarberNick DanemanKaren TuValerie LeungElisa CandidoJulie Hui-Chih WuJeremiah HweeMichael SilvermanKevin L Schwartz

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

We demonstrated substantial inter-physician variability in unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in this cohort of family physicians. Total antibiotic use was strongly correlated with unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. Total antibiotic volume is a reasonable surrogate for unnecessary antibiotic use. These results can inform community antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

Keyphrases

primary care
emergency department
healthcare
mental health
adverse drug
quality improvement