QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department Visits for Acute Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection at Which an Antimicrobial Was Given or Prescribed, by Age — United States, 2010–2017

Ashman, Jill J.; Santo, Loredana; DeFrances, Carol J.

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QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department Visits for Acute Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection at Which an Antimicrobial Was Given or Prescribed, by Age — United States, 2010–2017

February 14 2020
By Ashman, Jill J. ; Santo, Loredana ; DeFrances, Carol J.
Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(6):174
Series: Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Percentage of Emergency Department Visits for Acute Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection at Which an Antimicrobial Was Given or Prescribed, by Age — United States, 2010–2017
Journal Article:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Personal Author:

Ashman, Jill J. ; Santo, Loredana ; DeFrances, Carol J.

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National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
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From 2010–2013 to 2014–2017, the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits for acute viral upper respiratory tract infection that had an antimicrobial given or prescribed, hereafter referred to as ED visits, decreased from 23.4% to 17.6%. A decline was also seen for ED visits by children, decreasing from 17.9% to 10.1%, but a decline was not seen for ED visits by adults. In both periods, the percentage of ED visits by adults was higher than the percentage of ED visits by children.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2010–2017. ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_ Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/NHAMCS.

Reported by: Jill J. Ashman, PhD, Loredana Santo, MD; Carol J. DeFrances, PhD.
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MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(6):174
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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32053578
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PMC7017963
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Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.) ; QuickStats

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United States
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1 pdf page
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69
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6
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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