Outpatient antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic–United States, January 2019–October 2021

Background: Improving antibiotic use is a key strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance. Here, we have described national outpatient antibiotic prescribing trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. We compared the monthly numbers of prescriptions in 2020–2021 to those from 2019 to describe the impact o...

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Main Authors: Destani Bizune, Sharon Tsay, Sarah Kabbani, Lauri Hicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22000596/type/journal_article