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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antimicrobial Drug Use, United States, 2014-2015.


ABSTRACT: Using a US nationwide survey, we measured disparities in antimicrobial drug acquisition by race/ethnicity for 2014-2015. White persons reported twice as many antimicrobial drug prescription fills per capita as persons of other race/ethnicities. Characterizing antimicrobial drug use by demographic might improve antimicrobial drug stewardship and help address antimicrobial drug resistance.

SUBMITTER: Olesen SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199984 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antimicrobial Drug Use, United States, 2014-2015.

Olesen Scott W SW   Grad Yonatan H YH  

Emerging infectious diseases 20181101 11


Using a US nationwide survey, we measured disparities in antimicrobial drug acquisition by race/ethnicity for 2014-2015. White persons reported twice as many antimicrobial drug prescription fills per capita as persons of other race/ethnicities. Characterizing antimicrobial drug use by demographic might improve antimicrobial drug stewardship and help address antimicrobial drug resistance. ...[more]

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