First-Line Antibiotic Selection in Outpatient Settings

Using the 2014 IBM MarketScan commercial database, we compared antibiotic selection for pharyngitis, sinusitis, and acute otitis media in retail clinics, emergency departments, urgent care centers, and offices. Only 50% of visits for these conditions received recommended first-line antibiotics. Impr...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Vol. 63; no. 11
Main Authors:	Palms, Danielle L, Hicks, Lauri A, Bartoces, Monina, Hersh, Adam L, Zetts, Rachel, Hyun, David Y, Fleming-Dutra, Katherine E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 01-11-2019
Subjects:	Editor's Pick Epidemiology and Surveillance sinusitis acute otitis media pharyngitis antibiotic stewardship outpatient
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Summary:	Using the 2014 IBM MarketScan commercial database, we compared antibiotic selection for pharyngitis, sinusitis, and acute otitis media in retail clinics, emergency departments, urgent care centers, and offices. Only 50% of visits for these conditions received recommended first-line antibiotics. Improving antibiotic selection for common outpatient conditions is an important stewardship target.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Citation Palms DL, Hicks LA, Bartoces M, Hersh AL, Zetts R, Hyun DY, Fleming-Dutra KE. 2019. First-line antibiotic selection in outpatient settings. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 63:e01060-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01060-19.
ISSN:	0066-4804 1098-6596
DOI:	10.1128/AAC.01060-19