Distinguishing the roles of antibiotic stewardship and reductions in outpatient visits in generating a five-year decline in antibiotic prescribing. Author(s): Kissler SM, Klevens RM, Barnett ML, Grad YH|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID: 32173727| March 2020 The mechanisms driving the recent decline in outpatient antibiotic prescribing are unknown. We estimated the extent to which reductions in…
The distribution of antibiotic use and its association with antibiotic resistance. Author(s): Olesen SW, Barnett ML, MacFadden DR, Brownstein JS, Hernández-Díaz S, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: Elife|PMID: 30560781| December 2018 Antibiotic use is a primary driver of antibiotic resistance. However, antibiotic use can be distributed in different ways in a…
Trends in outpatient antibiotic use and prescribing practice among US older adults, 2011-15: observational study. Author(s): Olesen SW, Barnett ML, MacFadden DR, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: BMJ|PMID: 30054353| July 2018 To identify temporal trends in outpatient antibiotic use and antibiotic prescribing practice among older adults in a high income country.
Influence of a patient transfer network of US inpatient facilities on the incidence of nosocomial infections. Author(s): Fernández-Gracia J, Onnela JP, Barnett ML, Eguíluz VM, Christakis NA|Journal: Sci Rep|PMID: 28592870| June 2017 Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality and have a common reservoir in inpatient settings. Transferring…
