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Comparative Study
. 2018 Sep 1;178(9):1267-1269.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1632.

Comparison of Antibiotic Prescribing in Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Emergency Departments, and Traditional Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States

Danielle L Palms  1 , Lauri A Hicks  1 , Monina Bartoces  1 , Adam L Hersh  2 , Rachel Zetts  3 , David Y Hyun  3 , Katherine E Fleming-Dutra  1
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Comparative Study

Comparison of Antibiotic Prescribing in Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Emergency Departments, and Traditional Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States

Danielle L Palms et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study compares antibiotic prescribing in 2014 among retail clinics, urgent care centers, emergency departments, and traditional medical offices in the United States.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Percentage of Visits for Antibiotic-Inappropriate Respiratory Diagnoses Leading to Antibiotic Prescriptions
Antibiotic-inappropriate respiratory diagnoses include viral upper respiratory infections, bronchitis and/or bronchiolitis, asthma and/or allergy, influenza, nonsuppurative otitis media, and viral pneumonia. Respective sample sizes are as follows: urgent care centers, n = 441 605; emergency departments, n = 257 010; medical offices (traditional ambulatory care), n = 9 203 276; and retail clinics, n = 10 009. Error bars indicated 95% confidence intervals.
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