The inappropriate use of antibiotics can increase the likelihood of antibiotic resistance and
adverse events. In the United States, nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient …

Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a growing threat to public health. ‍ Antibiotic use,
regardless of whether it is warranted, is a primary factor in the development of resistance. ‍ In …

Summary The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for
antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic …

Importance Nonguideline antibiotic prescribing for the treatment of pediatric infections is
common, but the consequences of inappropriate antibiotics are not well described. Objective …

Background An increasing proportion of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in the United
States are community-associated (CA). We conducted a case-control study to identify CA …

Importance Dermatologists prescribe more oral antibiotic courses per clinician than any
other specialty, and this use puts patients at risk of antibiotic-resistant infections and …

Importance Clostridioides difficileinfection is the most common hospital-acquired infection in
the United States, yet few studies have evaluated the cost-effectiveness of infection control …

Background Most antibiotic use in the United States occurs in the outpatient setting, and
10% of these prescriptions are generated by dentists. The development of comprehensive …

Improving the use of antibiotics across the continuum of care is a national priority. Data
outlining the misuse of antibiotics in the outpatient setting justify the expansion of antibiotic …

Background Dentists prescribe approximately 10% of outpatient antibiotics, but little is
known about dentists' antibiotic prescribing patterns. The authors conducted a study to …