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Article
Abstract
This population-based cohort study examines the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina via aggregated pharmacy claims data matched with diagnosis codes from medical claims. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing decreased from 30.2% in 2012 to 22.6% in 2017 (P < 0.001) and was more common in adults >40 years old.
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Publication Info
Published in Concise Communication, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2024, pages e25-.
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
APA Citation
Bailey, P., Al-Hasan, M. N., Royer, J., Habicht, M., Justo, J. A., Bookstaver, P. B., Weissman, S., & Winders, H. R. (2025). Appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 5(1), e25.https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.500