Geographic variability of antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections within a direct-to-consumer telemedicine practice. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 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.

publication date

  • June 3, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Telemedicine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85107394126

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/ice.2021.84

PubMed ID

  • 34078495