Regional Variation in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2017

Abstract Background Studies have shown that the Southern United States has higher rates of outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates compared with other regions in the country, but the reasons for this variation are unclear. We aimed to determine whether the regional variability in outpatient antibiot...

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Published in:Open forum infectious diseases 2023-02, Vol.10 (2), p.ofac584-ofac584
Main Authors: Bizune, Destani, Tsay, Sharon, Palms, Danielle, King, Laura, Bartoces, Monina, Link-Gelles, Ruth, Fleming-Dutra, Katherine, Hicks, Lauri A
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Summary:Abstract Background Studies have shown that the Southern United States has higher rates of outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates compared with other regions in the country, but the reasons for this variation are unclear. We aimed to determine whether the regional variability in outpatient antibiotic prescribing for respiratory diagnoses can be explained by differences in prescriber clinical factors found in a commercially insured population. Methods We analyzed the 2017 IBM MarketScan Commercial Database of commercially insured individuals aged
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofac584