Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Antimicrobial-Drug Prescription in Ambulatory Care Settings, United States, 1992–2000

Linda F. McCaig*

, Richard E. Besser*, and James M. Hughes*

Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Trends in increasing annual antimicrobial prescribing rates by drug class—United States, 1992–2000. Note: trend for amoxicillin/clavulanate prescribing among children<15 years of age, p=0.004; for quinolones among persons >15 years, p<0.001; for azithromycin and clarithromycin among all ages, p<0.001.

Figure 6. Trends in increasing annual antimicrobial prescribing rates by drug class—United States, 1992–2000. Note: trend for amoxicillin/clavulanate prescribing among children<15 years of age, p=0.004; for quinolones among persons >15 years, p<0.001; for azithromycin and clarithromycin among all ages, p<0.001.

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