Reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing: normative comparison using unblinded provider reports

antibiotic and interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing

Curbing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing: What Works?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has campaigned to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for more than 20 years, yet antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections, which generally do not require antibiotic treatment, have decreased only modestly for children and not at all for adults.1,2 Physicians are aware of the problem of resistance to antibiotics, but ...

US outpatient antibiotic prescribing variation according to geography, patient population, and provider specialty in 2011.

BACKGROUND Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is an essential strategy to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance. US prescribing practices have not been thoroughly characterized. We analyzed outpatient antibiotic prescribing data to identify where appropriate antibiotic prescribing interventions could have the most impact. METHODS Oral antibiotic prescriptions dispensed during 2011 were e...

Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Variation According to Geography , Patient Population , and Provider Specialty in 2011

Background. Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is an essential strategy to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance. US prescribing practices have not been thoroughly characterized. We analyzed outpatient antibiotic prescribing data to identify where appropriate antibiotic prescribing interventions could have the most impact. Methods. Oral antibiotic prescriptions dispensed during 2011 were e...

Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the residential care setting: current perspectives

Residential aged care facilities are increasingly identified as having a high burden of infection, resulting in subsequent antibiotic use, compounded by the complexity of patient demographics and medical care. Of particular concern is the recent emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms among this vulnerable population. Accordingly, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs have started to be i...