Factors associated with antibiotic misuse in outpatient treatment for upper respiratory tract infections

• Published in: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Vol. 59; no. 7; pp. 3848 - 3852
• Main Authors: Schroeck, Jennifer L, Ruh, Christine A, Sellick, Jr, John A, Ott, Michael C, Mattappallil, Arun, Mergenhagen, Kari A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Ambulatory Care; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination - therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Azithromycin - therapeutic use; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Clinical Therapeutics; Drug Utilization; Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data; Female; Fluoroquinolones - therapeutic use; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing; Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Outpatients; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has promoted the appropriate use of antibiotics since 1995 when it initiated the National Campaign for Appropriate Antibiotic Use in the Community. This study examined upper respiratory tract infections included in the campaign to determine the degree t...