Appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017

Pamela Bailey; Majdi N Al-Hasan; Julie Royer; Max Habicht; Julie Ann Justo; P. Brandon Bookstaver; Sharon Weissman; Hana R Winders

doi:10.1017/ash.2024.500

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2025)

Appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017

Pamela Bailey,
Majdi N Al-Hasan,
Julie Royer,
Max Habicht,
Julie Ann Justo,
P. Brandon Bookstaver,
Sharon Weissman,
Hana R Winders

Affiliations

Pamela Bailey: ORCiD; University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA
Majdi N Al-Hasan: ORCiD; University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA
Julie Royer: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, Columbia, SC, USA
Max Habicht: ORCiD; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Columbia, SC, USA
Julie Ann Justo: ORCiD; University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Columbia, SC, USA Department of Pharmacy, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA
P. Brandon Bookstaver: ORCiD; University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Columbia, SC, USA Department of Pharmacy, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA
Sharon Weissman: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA
Hana R Winders: ORCiD; University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Columbia, SC, USA Department of Pharmacy, Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.500
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5

Abstract

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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 40 years old.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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