Geographic variability of antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections within a direct-to-consumer telemedicine practice

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Hamdy, Rana F. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Park, Daniel [2 ,3 ]
Dean, Kristin [4 ]
Thompson, James [4 ]
Kambala, Anusha [2 ]
Yan, Lily D. [5 ]
Tong, Ian [4 ,6 ]
Liu, Cindy M. [2 ,3 ]
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[1] Childrens Natl Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Washington, DC 20010 USA
[2] George Washington Univ, Sch Med & Hlth Sci, Washington, DC 20052 USA
[3] George Washington Milken Inst Publ Hlth, Antibiot Resistance Act Ctr, Dept Environm & Occupat Hlth, Washington, DC 20052 USA
[4] Doctor Demand, San Francisco, CA USA
[5] Weill Cornell Med, Div Gen Internal Med, New York, NY USA
[6] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1017/ice.2021.84
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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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.
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