Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010–2011. Issue 9 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fleming-Dutra, Katherine E.; Hersh, Adam L.; Shapiro, Daniel J.; Bartoces, Monina; Enns, Eva A.; File, Thomas M.; Finkelstein, Jonathan A.; Gerber, Jeffrey S.; Hyun, David Y.; Linder, Jeffrey A.; Lynfield, Ruth; Margolis, David J.; May, Larissa S.; Merenstein, Daniel; Metlay, Joshua P.; Newland, Jason G.; Piccirillo, Jay F.; Roberts, Rebecca M.; Sanchez, Guillermo V.; Suda, Katie J.; Thomas, Ann; Moser Woo, Teri; Zetts, Rachel M.; Hicks, Lauri A.
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 71:Issue 9(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000364
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from JAMA 2016;315(17):1864–1873) Antibiotic-resistant infections, driven by inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use, are widespread in the United States. A number of initiatives, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) have been undertaken to promote appropriate outpatient antibiotic use; however, the fraction that is inappropriate and has to be reduced is not known.