Update on outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2020-2022
We updated a descriptive analysis of national outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prescribing volume was lower during 2020 and January-June in 2021 and 2022 compared to corresponding baseline months in 2019. Prescribing approached or exceeded baseline during July-December...
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Cambridge University Press,
2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: | We updated a descriptive analysis of national outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prescribing volume was lower during 2020 and January-June in 2021 and 2022 compared to corresponding baseline months in 2019. Prescribing approached or exceeded baseline during July-December of 2021 and 2022 for all antibiotics, especially for azithromycin. |
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Item Description: | 10.1017/ash.2024.398 2732-494X |