Factors associated with the appropriateness of antibiotics prescribed in French general practice: a cross-sectional study using reimbursement databases.

Fiche publication

Date publication

septembre 2021

Journal

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr THILLY Nathalie

Tous les auteurs :
Simon M, Thilly N, Pereira O, Pulcini C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34500079

Résumé

Identifying characteristics associated with the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions is useful to guide antibiotic stewardship interventions. Proxy indicators estimating the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions at the general practitioner (GP) level have recently been validated. Our objectives were to identify (i) clusters of GPs according to their appropriateness score based on these proxy indicators results, and (ii) GPs', patients' and practices' characteristics associated with inappropriate prescriptions.