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Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults
Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is currently a global health priority. Current guidelines recommend against antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated bronchitis. We studied antibiotic prescribing patterns for uncomplicated acute bronchitis and identified predictors of inappropriate...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29077003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics6040022 |
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author | Grigoryan, Larissa Zoorob, Roger Shah, Jesal Wang, Haijun Arya, Monisha Trautner, Barbara W. |
author_facet | Grigoryan, Larissa Zoorob, Roger Shah, Jesal Wang, Haijun Arya, Monisha Trautner, Barbara W. |
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description | Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is currently a global health priority. Current guidelines recommend against antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated bronchitis. We studied antibiotic prescribing patterns for uncomplicated acute bronchitis and identified predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. We used the Epic Clarity database (electronic medical record system) to identify all adult patients with acute bronchitis in family medicine clinics from 2011 to 2016. We excluded factors that could justify antibiotic use, such as suspected pneumonia, COPD or immunocompromising conditions. Of the 3616 visits for uncomplicated acute bronchitis, 2244 (62.1%) resulted in antibiotic treatment. The rates of antibiotic prescribing were similar across the years, p value for trend = 0.07. Antibiotics were most frequently prescribed in the age group of 18–39 years (66.9%), followed by the age group of 65 years and above (59.0%), and the age group of 40–64 years (58.7%), p value < 0.001. Macrolides were significantly more likely to be prescribed for younger adults, while fluoroquinolones were more likely to be prescribed for patients 65 years or older. Duration of antibiotic use was significantly longer in older adults. Sex and race were not associated with antibiotic prescribing. Our findings highlight the urgent need to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for uncomplicated acute bronchitis, particularly in younger adults. |
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spelling | pubmed-57454652018-01-02 Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults Grigoryan, Larissa Zoorob, Roger Shah, Jesal Wang, Haijun Arya, Monisha Trautner, Barbara W. Antibiotics (Basel) Article Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is currently a global health priority. Current guidelines recommend against antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated bronchitis. We studied antibiotic prescribing patterns for uncomplicated acute bronchitis and identified predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. We used the Epic Clarity database (electronic medical record system) to identify all adult patients with acute bronchitis in family medicine clinics from 2011 to 2016. We excluded factors that could justify antibiotic use, such as suspected pneumonia, COPD or immunocompromising conditions. Of the 3616 visits for uncomplicated acute bronchitis, 2244 (62.1%) resulted in antibiotic treatment. The rates of antibiotic prescribing were similar across the years, p value for trend = 0.07. Antibiotics were most frequently prescribed in the age group of 18–39 years (66.9%), followed by the age group of 65 years and above (59.0%), and the age group of 40–64 years (58.7%), p value < 0.001. Macrolides were significantly more likely to be prescribed for younger adults, while fluoroquinolones were more likely to be prescribed for patients 65 years or older. Duration of antibiotic use was significantly longer in older adults. Sex and race were not associated with antibiotic prescribing. Our findings highlight the urgent need to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for uncomplicated acute bronchitis, particularly in younger adults. MDPI 2017-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5745465/ /pubmed/29077003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics6040022 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Grigoryan, Larissa Zoorob, Roger Shah, Jesal Wang, Haijun Arya, Monisha Trautner, Barbara W. Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title | Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title_full | Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title_fullStr | Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title_short | Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis Is Highest in Younger Adults |
title_sort | antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated acute bronchitis is highest in younger adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29077003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics6040022 |
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