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Changes in outpatient antibiotic utilization, 2000–2016: More people are receiving fewer antibiotics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2019
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We examined annual outpatient antibiotic dispensings within a health insurance plan covering ∼970,000 members per year during 2000–2016. The proportion of members with antibiotic dispensings decreased from 33.3% in 2000 to 25.9% in 2016. This trend was consistent in all stratifications of age, race/ethnicity, sex, and comorbidities.
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