Hamdy Rana F, Park Daniel, Dean Kristin, Thompson James, Kambala Anusha, Yan Lily D, Tong Ian, Liu Cindy M
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 May;43(5):651-653. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.84. Epub 2021 Jun 3.
In this retrospective cohort study of patients presenting to a national direct-to-consumer medical practice, we found that provider geographic location is a stronger driver of antibiotic prescribing than patient location. Physicians in the Northeast and South are significantly more likely than physicians in the West to prescribe antibiotics for upper respiratory infection and bronchitis.
在这项针对一家全国性直接面向消费者的医疗诊所患者的回顾性队列研究中，我们发现，与患者所在地相比，医疗服务提供者的地理位置是抗生素处方开具的更强驱动因素。东北部和南部的医生比西部的医生更有可能为上呼吸道感染和支气管炎开具抗生素。
