Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Ambulatory Care Visits for Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis in the United States, 2006–2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Snyder, Rachel L. ; King, Laura M. ; Hersh, Adam L. ; Fleming-Dutra, Katherine E.
• Description:
  Antibiotics are not indicated for the treatment of bronchitis and bronchiolitis. Using a nationally representative database from 2006-2015, we found that antibiotics were prescribed in 58% of outpatient visits for bronchitis and bronchiolitis in children, serving as a possible baseline for the expanded HEDIS 2020 measure regarding antibiotic prescribing for bronchitis.
• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Care Facilities Anti-Bacterial Agents Article Bronchiolitis Bronchitis Child Drug Utilization Humans Inappropriate Prescribing Practice Patterns, Physicians' Respiratory Tract Infections United States

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• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 42(5):612-615
• Pubmed ID:
  33059780
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8474065
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:62d21689b4c7f3c7fd2445e9e457e8015b9d73beb81ac54c5a09229df9e7935e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110134/cdc_110134_DS1.pdf
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