Estimating national trends in inpatient antibiotic use among US hospitals from 2006 to 2012
J Baggs, SK Fridkin, LA Pollack… - JAMA internal …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The rising threat of antibiotic resistance and other adverse consequences
resulting from the misuse of antibiotics requires a better understanding of antibiotic use in
hospitals in the United States. Objective To use proprietary administrative data to estimate
patterns of US inpatient antibiotic use in recent years. Design, Setting, and Participants For
this retrospective analysis, adult and pediatric in-patient antibiotic use data was obtained
from the Truven Health MarketScan Hospital Drug Database (HDD) from January 1, 2006, to …
resulting from the misuse of antibiotics requires a better understanding of antibiotic use in
hospitals in the United States. Objective To use proprietary administrative data to estimate
patterns of US inpatient antibiotic use in recent years. Design, Setting, and Participants For
this retrospective analysis, adult and pediatric in-patient antibiotic use data was obtained
from the Truven Health MarketScan Hospital Drug Database (HDD) from January 1, 2006, to …