1. Trends in Antibiotic Use in Massachusetts Children, 2000–2009
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Greene, Sharon K, Kleinman, Kenneth P, Lakoma, Matthew D, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L, Lee, Grace M, Huang, Susan S, and Finkelstein, Jonathan A
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Otitis Media ,Pediatric ,Infectious Diseases ,2.4 Surveillance and distribution ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Bacterial Infections ,Child ,Child ,Preschool ,Drug Utilization ,Female ,Health Care Surveys ,Humans ,Infant ,Male ,Massachusetts ,Practice Patterns ,Physicians' ,antibiotic use ,managed care programs ,otitis media ,Antibiotic use ,Managed care programs ,Otitis media ,amoxicillin ,amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid ,ampicillin ,antibiotic agent ,azithromycin ,cefaclor ,cefadroxil ,cefalexin ,cefdinir ,cefditoren ,cefixime ,cefpodoxime ,cefprozil ,cefradine ,ceftibuten ,cefuroxime ,ciprofloxacin ,clarithromycin ,clindamycin ,cotrimoxazole ,dicloxacillin ,doxycycline ,erythromycin ,erythromycin plus sulfisoxazole ,gatifloxacin ,gemifloxacin ,levofloxacin ,linezolid ,loracarbef ,metronidazole ,minocycline ,moxifloxacin ,nitrofurantoin ,norfloxacin ,ofloxacin ,oxacillin ,penicillin V potassium ,sulfafurazole ,telithromycin ,tetracycline ,trimethoprim ,unclassified drug ,unindexed drug ,vancomycin ,antibiotic dispensing rate ,antibiotic therapy ,article ,bacterial infection ,bronchitis ,child ,controlled study ,drug abuse ,drug monitoring ,drug use ,groups by age ,human ,infant ,pharyngitis ,pneumonia ,preschool child ,prescription ,priority journal ,sinusitis ,statistical analysis ,statistical parameters ,trend study ,United States ,virus infection ,Physician's Practice Patterns ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Pediatrics ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences ,Psychology - Abstract
ObjectiveAntibiotic use rates have declined dramatically since the 1990s. We aimed to determine if, when, and at what level the decline in antibiotic-dispensing rates ended and which diagnoses contributed to the trends.MethodsAntibiotic dispensings and diagnoses were obtained from 2 health insurers for 3- to
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- 2012