Antibiotic prescribing for adults in ambulatory care in the USA, 2007-09

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 234-240

  Shapiro, Daniel J ^a   Hicks, Lauri A ^b   Pavia, Andrew T ^c   Hersh, Adam L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic stewardship; Prescribing patterns

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP; PRESCRIBING PATTERNS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890332490     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt301     Document Type: Article

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