Childhood respiratory outpatient visits correlate with socioeconomic status and drive geographic patterns in antibiotic prescribing. Author(s): Kissler SM, Klevens RM, Barnett ML, Grad YH|Journal: J Infect Dis|PMID: 33903899| April 2021 Reducing geographic disparities in antibiotic prescribing is a central public health priority to combat antibiotic resistance, but the drivers of…
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.
