Kilgore Jacob T, Lanata Mariana M, Willis Jonathan M, McCarthy Michael J, Becker James B, Evans Joseph E, Smith Michael J
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
Department of Information Technology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Apr 30;11(4):172-176. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab125.
West Virginia consistently ranks in the top two nationally for per capita antibiotic prescription rates in both pediatric and adult outpatient populations. We present the first descriptive analysis evaluating outpatient prescription rates within the WV pediatric Medicaid population, which demonstrated significant antibiotic prescribing variability by provider type, specialty, and geography.
在全国范围内，西弗吉尼亚州儿科和成人门诊患者的人均抗生素处方率一直位居前两名。我们首次进行了描述性分析，评估西弗吉尼亚州儿科医疗补助计划人群的门诊处方率，结果显示，不同医疗服务提供者类型、专业和地理位置的抗生素处方存在显著差异。
