Factors affecting the geographic variability of antibiotic-resistant healthcare-associated infections in the United States using the CDC Antibiotic Resistance Patient Safety Atlas. (12th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kubes, Julianne N.; Fridkin, Scott K.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 5(2019)
• Page Start: 597
• Page End: 599
• Publication Date: 2019-04-12
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.64
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We utilized publicly available data from the Centers for Disease Control to explore possible causes of state-to-state variability in antibiotic-resistant healthcare-associated infections. Outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates of fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins explained some variability in extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli after adjusting for differences in age and healthcare facility composition.